Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202675559 - Employee"s Suffers Head Fracture When Struck by Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 202675559 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/03/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317246569	09/13/2013	0783	561730	Davey Tree Surgery

Abstract: On September 3, 2013, Employee #1, a tree trimmer, and a coworker were tree trimming around a high voltage line. The coworker pruned a stub of a tree limb. The limb fell approximately 40-ft and struck Employee #1 in the forehead, just below the brim of his hard hat. The employee was flown to Mercy Medical Center, where he was treated for a head fracture. The employee was hospitalized for approximately nine days.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, FRACTURE, HEAD, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317246569			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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