Jerrys Tree Service Inc.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Fractures - TITUSVILLE, Florida
| Employer | Jerrys Tree Service Inc. |
| Address | 3465 S. Washington Ave. |
| City, State ZIP | TITUSVILLE, Florida 32782 |
| Report ID | 2016109603 |
| 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 |
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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
OSHA has recorded 185 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet injuries.
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