Clipper Tree, Inc.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Fractures - RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Missouri
| Employer | Clipper Tree, Inc. |
| Address | 7471 Ruppert Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Missouri 63117 |
| Report ID | 2020043039 |
| Event Date | April 3, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Trees |
| Secondary Source | Saws-power not determined |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.62000, -90.31000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was performing safety maintenance pruning procedures on a large oak tree using a chainsaw, pole saw, and hand saw. He was using a tree edge saddle/fall protection gear with a climbing line that was secured in the upper canopy of the tree. He had just finished pruning some dead limbs from the tips of a large scaffold branch and started walking back down the limb toward the trunk. He noticed a branch he had cut was stuck between two limbs, so he lowered himself down in between the limbs. He grabbed his handsaw (blade up) and reached out to pull the limb toward him. During that time, the limb freed up. The force of his pull caused his hand and handsaw to jerk toward his climbing line. The handsaw contacted his climbing line, which then snapped in half at the point of contact, causing him to fall 35 to 40 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken wrist and three broken bones in his ankle.
Incident Summary
On April 3, 2020, a worker at Clipper Tree, Inc. in RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Missouri suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). 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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