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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021041 · 2/2/2017 · Penn Line Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Trees

Employer

Name
Penn Line Corporation
Location
39 Breezy Acres Lane, MONROE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA, 17870
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing tree trimming operations while tied off to a tree branch. The branch broke and the employee fell 12 feet to the ground, fracturing the L1 vertebra and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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