Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92891.015 - Employee falls from tree and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 92891.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 02/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1208134.015	02/06/2017		561730	Penn Line Service, Incorporated

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on February 2, 2017, an employee was trimming tree tops from a maple tree and a hickory tree. The employee was descending from a tree when the tree broke below the rope anchorage point. The employee fell approximately fourteen feet. The employee landed on a chain saw and the ground. The employee sustained a fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Fall, Fracture, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1208134.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical Power-Line

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