Fractures

Name: Fractures at Mile-Hi Tree Care, Inc.
Start: 6/7/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065602 · 6/7/2018 · Mile-Hi Tree Care, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Skull
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name: Mile-Hi Tree Care, Inc.
Location: 6241 Benton Street, ARVADA, COLORADO, 80003
NAICS: 111421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was acting as the "ground man" and lowering a large tree limb that had been cut. The limb slipped from the rope and fell, striking the employee on the head and causing a skull fracture. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time.

Source

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