Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Wood Stock Tree Surgeon
Start: 6/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065366 · 6/12/2017 · Wood Stock Tree Surgeon

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Wood Stock Tree Surgeon
Location: Heritage Lane Road, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78414
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree using a pole-saw while inside an aerial lift when the pole-saw contacted an electrical powerline. The employee was electrically shocked and fell 15 feet to the ground, suffering electrical burns, a fractured back, and a collapsed lung.

Source

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