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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 20171010017 · 10/18/2017 · Asplundh Tree Expert LLC

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 more than 30 feet
Source
Trees

Employer

Name
Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
Location
PD Fork Road, MADISON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25130
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 18, 2017, at approximately 9:55 a.m., an employee was working on a planned outage and ascending a white pine tree scheduled to be removed. He was in the tree at a height of approximately 59 feet when he inadvertently unhooked the wrong safety strap and fell 68 feet to the sloped ground below. He suffered a partial lung collapse, four fractured ribs, a small cut to the right eyelid, and a hairline fracture to the left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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