Fielder Tree Service, LLC
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Fielder Tree Service, LLC | Report ID | 2018043984 |
| Address | 412 Talaflo St. | City, State ZIP | TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32308 |
| Event Date | April 25, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple head locations |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Limbs, branches-unattached |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.44000, -84.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in an aerial lift cutting a section of a tree when the tree section spun around and hit him in the face and head. He was hospitalized with a concussion, small facial fracture, skull fracture, laceration to the face, and chipped teeth.
Incident Summary
On April 25, 2018, a worker at Fielder Tree Service, LLC in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with limbs, branches-unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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