# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at MK Tree Trimmers
> OSHA SIR `2020076566` · 7/13/2020 · TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** MK Tree Trimmers
- **Location:** 302 Third St, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18848
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 13, 2020, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was in a bucket truck using a chainsaw to cut a tree. While cutting, the chainsaw got stuck, causing the tree to twist. A rope, which is used to lower the tree, swung and caught the employee around the neck. The employee was pulled from the bucket but was suspended by his fall harness. The employee was hospitalized with neck injuries.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*