TOM'S TREE SERVICE LLC
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Fractures — DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Missouri
| Employer | TOM'S TREE SERVICE LLC |
| Address | 6957 Weldon Springs Rd |
| City, State ZIP | DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Missouri 63368 |
| Report ID | 2020032152 |
| Event Date | March 5, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
| Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Limbs, branches-unattached |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 |
| Inspection # | 1468340 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.72000, -90.71000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was in a bucket truck's bucket. The upper boom caught between branches; while the booms were being moved, a branch broke, causing the upper boom to spring side to side. The employee fell out of the bucket and was caught by his full-body harness after falling 2 feet. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 5, 2020, a worker at TOM'S TREE SERVICE LLC in DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Missouri suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 64 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system injuries.
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