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Accident Summary Nr: 95158.015 - Employee is stuck by a tree limb and suffers several injurie

Accident Summary Nr: 95158.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 02/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1211916.015	02/21/2017		238910	Harvest Rgi, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on February 21, 2017, the employee made several cuts to a tree with a chain saw and then walked behind a trackhoe that was to push the tree trunk over. The employee was struck by a tree limb that fell as the tree was pushed over. The employee received lacerations to the forehead, abrasions to the face, fractures to the ribs, and abrasions to the fingers.

Keywords: Bulldozer, Chain Saw, Emergency Response, Falling Object, Struck By, Tree Felling, Tree Limb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1211916.015	46	M	Fatality		Chainsaw Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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