Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at John Lucas Tree Expert Co.
Start: 1/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010126 · 1/5/2017 · John Lucas Tree Expert Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source: Trees
Secondary source: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: John Lucas Tree Expert Co.
Location: Sanborn Hill Road and Johnson Farm Road, SPRINGFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03284
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had trimmed tree branches and was descending from the tree. The employee's descending rope was tied to a branch that broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis, a lacerated spleen, fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, fractured vertebrae, and a fractured left elbow.

Source

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