Gabe's Top It or Drop It Tree Service, LLC
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified — Fractures — WAUPACA, Wisconsin
| Employer | Gabe's Top It or Drop It Tree Service, LLC |
| Address | N2305 Long Cove Drive |
| City, State ZIP | WAUPACA, Wisconsin 54981 |
| Report ID | 2025010206 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping |
| Secondary Source | Limbs, branches unattached |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 |
| Inspection # | 1796631 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.32317, -89.17560 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a chainsaw to cut the stalk of a tree that was rigged to a crane while on an aerial lift. The stalk broke off below the pinch point and the butt tipped up and pinched the chainsaw, pulling the employee out of the basket. The employee fell to the surface level and sustained fractures to their pelvis and vertebrae/spine. Fall protection was not in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2025, a worker at Gabe's Top It or Drop It Tree Service, LLC in WAUPACA, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified, with hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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