# Fractures at Nelson Tree Services Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016032073` · 3/8/2016 · ELYRIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Nelson Tree Services Inc
- **Location:** 1085 Golf Rd., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an aerial lift to trim trees. The foundation under the outriggers was soft/wet and could not support the weight of the lift in the extended position, causing the lift to tip over. The employee fell 30 to 45 feet from the lift and fractured the hip.

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