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Lewis Tree Service Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — MILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lewis Tree Service Inc. in MILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Lewis Tree Service Inc. Report ID 2016010732
Address 85 Northeast Pond Rd. City, State ZIP MILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03851
Event Date January 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Limbs, branches-unattached
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1122451
GPS Coordinates 43.46000, -70.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a red oak tree (60-feet tall, 18" in diameter) from an aerial lift unit. When the employee cut a piece of wood 8-feet long and 16" in diameter, the piece of wood broke free, fell back, and struck the employee. The employee suffered a fractured scapula and elbow.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2016, a worker at Lewis Tree Service Inc. in MILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with limbs, branches-unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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