Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894204 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 894204 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 01/03/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112382544	01/03/1992	0783	0	Davey Tree Expert Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:34 p.m. on January 3, 1992, Employee #1 was descending an 80-foot poplar tree, after working for 90 minutes 40 feet above ground, to remove branches at approximately 25 feet above ground. Employee #1 failed to recognize that he was at the end of his 1/2-inch by 100-foot, three-strand, braided safety rope. The rope came through the knot. Employee #1 fell 25 feet to the ground, receiving multiple fractures to his lower right leg and right ankle and minor bruises to his face and right arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, FRACTURE, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112382544			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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