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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020109515 · 10/6/2020 · Penn Line Corporation Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Pelvis
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
Penn Line Corporation Inc.
Location
1094 River Road, HURON, OHIO, 44839
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree that was adjacent to the tree he was tied off to. After completing the trimming, he swung back to the tree he was tied off to and the limb broke causing the employee to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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