John T Baker Enterprises Inc.
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures - RICHFIELD, Ohio
| Employer | John T Baker Enterprises Inc. |
| Address | Bryer Wood Road |
| City, State ZIP | RICHFIELD, Ohio 44286 |
| Report ID | 2020087776 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541320 |
| Inspection # | 1491272 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.23000, -81.62000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was in a boom truck, cutting limbs off a tree. He made a notch on a limb that forced the boom down and he was ejected, landing on the ground 15-20 feet below. He suffered a fractured skull and fractured vertebrae. Fall protection was not tied in at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2020, a worker at John T Baker Enterprises Inc. in RICHFIELD, Ohio suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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