OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221368764

Climber,Climbing,Climbing Line,Cutting,Femur,Fibula,Flying Object,Fracture,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Hoistline,Knee,Leg,Miscommunication,Rigging,Rope,Struck By,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Climber,Tree Climbing System,Tree Felling,Tree Section,Vegetation,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment

2021-05-18T00:00:00

Event: Climber,Climbing,Climbing Line,Cutting,Femur,Fibula,Flying Object,Fracture,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Hoistline,Knee,Leg,Miscommunication,Rigging,Rope,Struck By,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Climber,Tree Climbing System,Tree Felling,Tree Section,Vegetation,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221368764
Report ID: 0950614

Event description

Employee fractures leg, injures knee when struck by rigging

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
495

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