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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022053885 · 5/5/2022 · Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC

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
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
Location
901 W 14th St., GROVE, OKLAHOMA, 74344
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was limbing a tree trunk that had fallen onto power lines. When one limb was trimmed, another whipped upward and struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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