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Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019077395 · 7/19/2019 · Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Nonclassifiable
Secondary source
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC
Location
Landfill Road, CALVIN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26660
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree and unknowingly cut his primary climbing rope. When he completed his cutting work, he unfastened his secondary (safety) rope to begin his decent down the tree and immediately fell to the ground.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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