Fractures

Name: Fractures at Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
Start: 11/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110287 · 11/7/2023 · Lewis Tree Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
Source: Trees

Employer

Name: Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
Location: 5510 Front St., EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18040
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was aloft in a tree cutting tree limbs. He was using a rope system and while repositioning, he slipped on moss that was on the tree bark and struck his knee awkwardly on the tree. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and was hospitalized.

Source

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