# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Freeman's Tree Care
> OSHA SIR `2018077667` · 7/27/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Freeman's Tree Care
- **Location:** 960 East Paces Ferry Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30326
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an orchard ladder approximately 10 feet above ground level, using an 8-foot long pole to prune tree branches, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He suffered rib and pelvic injuries.

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