Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Fractures - CLARKSBURG, West Virginia
| Employer | Asplundh Tree Expert LLC |
| Address | 386 Omega Ln |
| City, State ZIP | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia 26301 |
| Report ID | 2019054410 |
| Event Date | May 1, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Trees |
| Secondary Source | Trees |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.28000, -80.34000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee had been topping a dead tree while tied into an adjacent buckeye tree. When the employee had finished topping and was descending the tree, the top of the buckeye tree broke and the employee fell about 33 feet to the ground sustaining multiple fractured ribs.
Incident Summary
On May 1, 2019, a worker at Asplundh Tree Expert LLC in CLARKSBURG, West Virginia suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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
OSHA has recorded 185 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet injuries.
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