# Fractures and dislocations at Davey Tree Surgery Company
> OSHA SIR `20171111154` · 11/21/2017 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Davey Tree Surgery Company
- **Location:** 4401 S. Western Ave., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73109
- **NAICS:** 111336
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree limb when it swung back and hit his leg. He suffered a lower right leg fracture and dislocated kneecap, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*