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Shawn Yarger

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Fractures — HOPEWELL, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shawn Yarger in HOPEWELL, ILLINOIS
Employer Shawn Yarger Report ID 2017054834
Address 17 Tecumseh Court City, State ZIP HOPEWELL, ILLINOIS 61565
Event Date May 30, 2017 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 Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1238054
GPS Coordinates 40.98000, -89.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree from an elevated bucket at an approximate height of 50 feet when a portion of the tree that was cut fell and struck the bucket. This caused the bucket to fall to a lower position approximately 8 feet below the original work position. The employee was flipped out the bucket and fell 42 more feet to the ground, breaking bones and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2017, a worker at Shawn Yarger in HOPEWELL, ILLINOIS 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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