Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142010.015 - Employee fractures back while felling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 142010.015 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 11/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569114.015	11/10/2021	2411	113310	317729549 - Trm Cutting Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 8, 2021, an employee was felling an alder tree. When the tree started to fall, the employee was backing up and away from the tree when a snag fell over and hit the employee in the back. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back.

Keywords: Back, Backing Up, Construction, Fracture, Logger, Logging, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Walking Backward

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1569114.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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