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Penn Line Corporation Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — HURON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penn Line Corporation Inc. in HURON, OHIO
Employer Penn Line Corporation Inc. Report ID 2020109515
Address 1094 River Road City, State ZIP HURON, OHIO 44839
Event Date October 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Trees
Secondary Source Limbs, branches-unattached
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1496602
GPS Coordinates 41.41000, -82.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree that was adjacent to the tree he was tied off to. After completing the trimming, he swung back to the tree he was tied off to and the limb broke causing the employee to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2020, a worker at Penn Line Corporation Inc. in HURON, OHIO suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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