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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022064854 · 6/6/2022 · Trees-LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Trees-LLC
Location
4230 San Clerc Rd., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32217
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 5, 2022, an employee was dispatched to remove a tree that had fallen on a communication cable. A large limb from the tree was hanging from the communication cable like a swing and was close to the ground. The employee was standing on the ground using a chainsaw to cut the limb bit by bit. As the limb was cut the communication cable moved up and released the tree limb. When the tree limb fell it pushed the back of the employee's hard hat causing him to fall face down on the ground. The limb then landed on his ankle. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the right ankle, left wrist, and T6 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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