Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202554382 - Employee Suffers Injury in Fall from Tree
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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315527747 | 01/18/2012 | 0783 | 561730 | Senna Tree Company |
Abstract: On December 29, 2011, Employee #1 was trimming tree branches in the tree nursery. There were several trees planted in large wooden boxes ready for transportation. The employee climbed a 15 ft tall, and planted in a 4 ft high tree planter box using tree worker's saddle and a rope while he was approximately 6 ft high in the tree, the rope broke and the employee fell onto the planter box. Employee #1 jumped down from the planter box. Employee #1 said he felt pain in his left leg. After a few minutes, he began to feel dizzy and severe pain in his stomach. The employee's stomach started to inflate. Employee #1 was taken to hospital by his supervisor, where doctors found a pre-existing tumor which had ruptured as a result of his fall. Employee #1 was treated and hospitalized for seven days.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 315527747 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Nursery workers |