Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202551172 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured by Falling Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 202551172 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313163685	01/27/2010	0782	561730	Master Landscape And Maintenance Inc

Abstract: On January 20, 2010, Employee #1 was cleaning up storm debris in a city park. Employee #1 was cutting up a fallen tree limb. A storm damaged limb from an adjacent pine tree broke off and fell, and struck Employee #1 on the left leg, causing a fracture to his femur. He was hospitalized for treatment. The tree limb was approximately 8-in. diameter by 20 ft long, and fell approximately 30 ft.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE LIMB, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313163685			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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