Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 72842.015 - Worker is struck and injured by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 72842.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 01/05/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1017794.015	01/09/2015		237310	American Civil Constructors

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 5, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was part of a work crew building a rockery wall. He was directing the loader operator and observing road traffic. A pine tree fell down from above the rockery wall, first hitting the wall and then hitting Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for an ankle injury. Surgery was required to repair his Achilles tendon.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Falling Object, Flagger, Highway Shoulder, Installing, Retaining Wall, Struck By, Tendon, Tree

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1017794.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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