Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1497220.015 - Arborworks Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1497220.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 10/14/2020

Site Address:
Arborworks Llc
505 W Homer St
Freeport, IL 61032

Mailing Address:
1202 N 75th St Ste 222, Downers Grove, IL 60516

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/2021

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 07/06/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1670459	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130372.015

Event: 10/07/2020

Employee fractures ribs in fall from tree

At 9:57 a.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee had visually inspected the tree at ground level prior to starting his climb. The employee was climbing the tree using proper rigging techniques but fell to the ground when a limb system broke away from the tree. The tree had internal decay of the limb/branch system. The employee fractured three ribs. The employee was hospitalized for observation only.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Rib, Rigging, Tree Branch, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Limb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497220.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Chainsaw Operator

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