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Limb Strike Injury 2019

  • Incident Information:

    Blue_Sheet_Limb_Strike_Injury_6_5_19
    Green_Sheet_Limb_Strike_6_5_19

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    06/05/2019

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree

  • Description:

    On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at approximately 12:15 PM, a CAL FIRE employee was injured during tree limbing and removal operations east of Fort Bragg in Mendocino County, California. While tending a lowering system, the branch used for rigging failed unexpectedly and broke away from the tree, falling a distance of 74 feet onto the employee. The employee was transported by air ambulance to a trauma center and was treated for serious injuries.

    Chainsaws, Medevac, Non Fire, Project Work, Medical Emergency, Hit by Tree

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