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Lewis Tree Service, Inc.

Slip without fall, n.e.c. — Fractures — EASTON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lewis Tree Service, Inc. in EASTON, Pennsylvania
Employer Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
Address 5510 Front St.
City, State ZIP EASTON, Pennsylvania 18040
Report ID 20231110287
Event Date November 7, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Slip without fall, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Trees
Industry (NAICS) 561730
GPS Coordinates 40.67352, -75.24018

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Incident Narrative

An employee was aloft in a tree cutting tree limbs. He was using a rope system and while repositioning, he slipped on moss that was on the tree bark and struck his knee awkwardly on the tree. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2023, a worker at Lewis Tree Service, Inc. in EASTON, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as slip without fall, n.e.c., with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 38 severe injury reports involving "Slip without fall, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Slip without fall, n.e.c. injuries.

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