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Utility Maintenance Contractor, LLC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Utility Maintenance Contractor, LLC. in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Utility Maintenance Contractor, LLC. Report ID 2018055126
Address 4151 North Seneca Street City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67204
Event Date May 25, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary Source Trees
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.76000, -97.35000

Incident Narrative

At 3:00 p.m., an employee was cutting a tree from the ground. A tree limb separated and rolled back on him, breaking bones in his hip, ribcage, and chest. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2018, a worker at Utility Maintenance Contractor, LLC. in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with limbs, branches-unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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