Fractures

Name: Fractures at Homer Tree Care
Start: 9/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016098705 · 9/14/2016 · Homer Tree Care

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Homer Tree Care
Location: 14625 S. Manassas Lane, PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS, 60544
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a chipper machine while tied around a rope for fall protection. The rope was pulled by a piece of machinery and gave way, allowing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee fractured both legs and dislocated a thumb.

Source

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