STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC
Fall, slip, trip, unspecified - Fractures - 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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