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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20161211782 · 12/19/2016 · Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Trees

Employer

Name
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Location
3148 Pioneer Trail, MANTUA, OHIO, 44255
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was felling a declining ash tree. When the tree came over, it became hung up on a smaller oak tree, lifting the butt of the ash tree in the air. The butt of the tree then came down on the employee who sustained a broken right fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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