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Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Herniated discs — CLARKS SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Asplundh Tree Expert Company in CLARKS SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Asplundh Tree Expert Company Report ID 2016032414
Address Maple Drive and Orchard Drive City, State ZIP CLARKS SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA 18411
Event Date March 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Herniated discs Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Trees
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1134204
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -75.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was ascending a tree. At 20 feet, he wrapped his climbing lanyard around a limb. When he put his weight on it, the limb broke, and he fell 20 feet, hitting a branch on the way down. He suffered forward shift vertebrae injuries.

Incident Summary

On March 21, 2016, a worker at Asplundh Tree Expert Company in CLARKS SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered herniated discs to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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