Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95784.015 - Employee falls from tree after accidentally cutting support

Accident Summary Nr: 95784.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228244.015	04/27/2017		561730	Antietam Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2017, an employee was cutting hazardous limbs using a chainsaw from the tree. The blade of his chainsaw came in contact with his support line cutting it and dropping him approximately 50-feet to the lower loose soil level. The employee suffered from crushed and fractured vertebrae, compound fracture on left elbow, fractured sternum, bleeding in the brain in three places. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1228244.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Chainsaw Operator

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