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Jerrys Tree Service Inc.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Fractures — TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jerrys Tree Service Inc. in TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Jerrys Tree Service Inc. Report ID 2016109603
Address 3465 S. Washington Ave. City, State ZIP TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA 32782
Event Date October 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Limbs, branches-unattached
Industry (NAICS) 541320 Inspection # 1183963
GPS Coordinates 28.57000, -80.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a bucket truck and cutting a branch. The bucket had a winch attached to a branch that was cut. The branch slipped and flung the employee from a height of 50 feet. The employee suffered broken bones, contusions, cuts, and scrapes.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2016, a worker at Jerrys Tree Service Inc. in TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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