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Townsend Tree Service Company LLC

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Townsend Tree Service Company LLC in SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Townsend Tree Service Company LLC Report ID 2018054820
Address 1401 Windyville Road City, State ZIP SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA 25276
Event Date May 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet Source of Injury Trees
Secondary Source Limbs, branches-unattached
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.75000, -81.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending out of a tree after completing his cuts when the 4-inch limb that he was tied off to began to bow and then broke below the tie-off point. He fell approximately 40 feet to the ground, injuring his ankles and back.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2018, a worker at Townsend Tree Service Company LLC in SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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