# Bruises, contusions at Becker Tree Farm and Nursery, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211211` · 12/1/2016 · HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** Becker Tree Farm and Nursery, Inc.
- **Location:** 2400 SE Bridge Road, HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA, 33455
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a palm tree that a front-end loader was loading onto a work vehicle when the strap holding the tree slipped, causing the tree to shift and strike the employee. The employee suffered a head contusion.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*