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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025076430 · 7/3/2025 · Lucas Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Limbs, branches unattached

Employer

Name
Lucas Tree Expert Company
Location
West River Rd, CHERRYFIELD, MAINE, 04622
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was descending after trimming up in a tree when the limb that his climb line was attached to failed after he descended 7 feet. The employee fell approximately 30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a fractured sternum.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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