Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133613.015 - Employee fractures ribs and clavicle in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 133613.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516679.015	02/26/2021		561730	Bartlett Tree Experts

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on February 23, 2021, an employee was pruning a tree of mistletoe infestation using an arborist rope saddle and climbing equipment. As the employee was descending to the ground on his climbing system, the knot he had tied to secure his rope to the tree became untied, and he fell approximately fifteen feet to the ground, which was a landscaped area of the property. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured clavicle and ribs.

Keywords: Clavicle, Climbing, Descending, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Rib, Rope, Tree, Tree Pruner, Tree Worker's Saddle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1516679.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury

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