Fractures

Name: Fractures at West Tree Service, Inc.
Start: 10/31/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231010071 · 10/31/2023 · West Tree Service, Inc.

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: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: West Tree Service, Inc.
Location: 11253 South 4690 Rd., MULDROW, OKLAHOMA, 74948
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.

Source

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