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Nelson Tree Service, LLC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — BELVA, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nelson Tree Service, LLC. in BELVA, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Nelson Tree Service, LLC. Report ID 20191011078
Address 4335 Vaugh Road City, State ZIP BELVA, WEST VIRGINIA 26656
Event Date October 23, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trees
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.23000, -81.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was topping a 100-foot-tall tree. The employee was attached to the tree using a climbing line and a safety line, about 60 feet high, when the tree split below the cutting point. The employee was knocked off the tree and struck by the split section of the tree, suffering a broken right leg, abdominal contusions, and a chipped lower-back vertebra.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2019, a worker at Nelson Tree Service, LLC. in BELVA, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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