Fractures

Name: Fractures at Lewis Tree Service Inc.
Start: 1/25/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010732 · 1/25/2016 · Lewis Tree Service Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: Lewis Tree Service Inc.
Location: 85 Northeast Pond Rd., MILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03851
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a red oak tree (60-feet tall, 18" in diameter) from an aerial lift unit. When the employee cut a piece of wood 8-feet long and 16" in diameter, the piece of wood broke free, fell back, and struck the employee. The employee suffered a fractured scapula and elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown