Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021301 - Employee injured when struck on head by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200021301 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 04/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302132691	04/21/1999	1521	0	2001 A House Odyssey

Abstract: Employee #1 was felling trees from a lot in preparation for new housing construction when he was apparently struck on the head by a falling tree. Employee #1 was found lying in the woods by the contractor; he sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TREE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302132691			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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