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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023010910 · 1/30/2023 · The Davey Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Location
1 Alexandria Road, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07960
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pruning a maple tree. He was at about 20 to 30 feet, advancing up the tree, when the limb his climbing line was tied into failed. He fell to the ground and suffered a lower back fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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