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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025010916 · 1/29/2025 · XYLEM I LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other lower extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact more than 30 feet
Source
Slopes, embankments
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
XYLEM I LLC
Location
411 Hickory Bush Road, ROSENDALE, NEW YORK, 12472
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 1/29/2025, at 11:30 AM, an employee was performing tree felling operations. He cut a tree that was approximately 6 inches in diameter and 30 feet in length. The tree unexpectedly broke free, fell to the ground, and began to slide down an embankment. The crown of the tree impacted the employee's lower leg causing him to slide downhill with the tree. The tree and the employee fell down into an abandoned mineshaft and impacted the ground. The overall fall was approximately 50-60 feet. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to a rib and an ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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