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Beeghly Tree Service, LLC

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SANIBEL, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Beeghly Tree Service, LLC in SANIBEL, FLORIDA
Employer Beeghly Tree Service, LLC Report ID 2023010218
Address 805 Elinor Way City, State ZIP SANIBEL, FLORIDA 33957
Event Date January 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 113310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.44000, -82.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee parked a vehicle at an angle. While trying to step off the vehicle using the fixed ladder, the employee fell approximately 12 feet to the ground and fractured a vertebra.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2023, a worker at Beeghly Tree Service, LLC in SANIBEL, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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