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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021637 · 2/23/2021 · Bartlett Tree Experts

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Bartlett Tree Experts
Location
603 Regency Crossing, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76092
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been pruning a tree using an arborist rope saddle and climbing equipment. While descending to the ground, the knot securing his rope to the harness became untied. The employee fell 15 feet onto a landscaped area of the property. The employee was hospitalized with possible broken ribs and shoulder and lower back injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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