Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Start: 10/30/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011265 · 10/30/2019 · Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Source: Trees

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Location: 2288 Shady Glen Rd, NEW CUMBERLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, 26047
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming branches from a tree when they slipped from a branch. The fall protection system engaged, causing the employee to swing and hit the trunk of the tree. The employee was hospitalized with a lower back injury.

Source

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