Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374510 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Rigging, Later Died

Accident Summary Nr: 200374510 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310970413	12/27/2007	0783	561730	Real Trees Landscaping & Design, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting in moving Palmetto trees from a field to a staging area from which they would be placed around a pool at a private residence. The supervisor was operating the backhoe to lift the tree using a choker. Employee #1 was standing approximately four feet to the right. As the backhoe moved, it struck a small swale in the ground and the tree began to sway. Employee #1 tried to steady the tree so it would not strike the fence when the choker slipped off the hook and fell onto Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained spinal cord injuries and was taken to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctor decided to wait a day or two to operate; however, overnight Employee #1 developed a vascular problem and died.

Keywords: RIGGING, SPINE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE, CHOKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310970413			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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