Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at The Davey Tree Expert Co.
Start: 7/7/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022075918 · 7/7/2022 · The Davey Tree Expert Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: The Davey Tree Expert Co.
Location: Utility Right of Way/667 California Rd., RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15853
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was felling a maple tree. The tree began to fall but became entangled with a dead tree. The top of the dead tree broke and fell into the employee's retreat path, striking his lower back and causing a hematoma.

Source

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