Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 95784.015 - Employee Falls From Tree After Accidentally Cutting Support

**Accident: 95784.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/27/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1228244.015	04/27/2017		Antietam Tree Service, Inc.

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 l ower loose soil level. The employee suffered from crushed and fractured vertebra e, 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	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1228244.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Chainsaw Operator

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