# Fractures at Homer Tree Care
> OSHA SIR `2016098705` · 9/14/2016 · PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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