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Accident: 95415.015 - Employee Falls Approximately 50 Feet From Tree And Is Injure

Accident: 95415.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/08/2017
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1231353.01505/09/2017Wright Tree Service, Inc.
At 8:45 a.m. on May 8, 2017, an employee was ascending a tree. After tying off to a limb, the limb broke and the employee fell approximately 50 feet to the ground. He was taken to a nearby medical facility, where he was hospitalized and received treatment for a fractured sternum, 8 fractured ribs, a lacerated kidney, a bruised liver, fractured pelvis, four fractured vertebrae, one burst vertebrae, fractured tailbone, several pulled muscles, and eye injuries.
Keywords: tree trimming, tree, fall, tie-off
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature
1 1231353.015 45 M Hospitalized injury Fracture

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