OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380173

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken Bone,Chest,Climber,Climbing,Climbing Line,Cutting,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Hoistline,Landscaper,Landscaping,PPE,Rib,Rope,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Climber,Tree Climbing System,Tree Trimming

2021-07-20T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken Bone,Chest,Climber,Climbing,Climbing Line,Cutting,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Hoistline,Landscaper,Landscaping,PPE,Rib,Rope,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Climber,Tree Climbing System,Tree Trimming
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221380173
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee breaks ribs in fall from tree limb when hoist fails

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
786

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