STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified - Fractures - NORTH EASTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC in NORTH EASTON, Massachusetts
Employer STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC
Address 7 Elderberry Road
City, State ZIP NORTH EASTON, Massachusetts 02356
Report ID 2017099113
Event Date September 22, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Limbs, branches-unattached
Industry (NAICS) 561730
GPS Coordinates 42.08000, -71.11000

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Incident Narrative

An employee and a coworker were using a bucket truck to remove two trees that had fallen on utility wires. The employee was cutting a tree limb when a piece of the tree fell and struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. He broke his hip and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2017, a worker at STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC in NORTH EASTON, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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