Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Dave Wood Tree and Landscaping
Start: 8/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018089044 · 8/31/2018 · Dave Wood Tree and Landscaping

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Other jump to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source: Trees
Secondary source: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: Dave Wood Tree and Landscaping
Location: 8432 Lakeshore Drive, CHAGRIN FALLS, OHIO, 44022
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about 25 feet up a tree, trying to cut off a large overhanging tree limb. The limb he had tied off to broke. He fell to the ground, landing flat on his stomach. He suffered collapsed lungs, fractured ribs, and an internally relocated stomach, requiring surgery.

Source

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