Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Start: 12/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210331 · 12/1/2021 · Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Trees
Secondary source: Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Location: 98 Stone Ave, BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 16701
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was up a tree, trimming tree branches with a chainsaw. The chainsaw cut his lanyard and he fell to the ground about 18 feet below. He suffered fractured vertebrae in his lower back, as well as a punctured bowel, and was hospitalized.

Source

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