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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017109572 · 10/5/2017 · 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
63 Lee Glass Road, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a tree to trim the branches when he slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, fracturing his L1 vertebra and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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