BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA—
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Asplundh Tree Expert Company, 239 Great Belt Road, BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA 16002 on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee trimming trees fell approximately 40 feet when the main climbing line anchor broke.
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An employee was struck by a truck while flagging traffic. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the left shoulder, left leg, right leg, lumbar spine, right wrist, and left arm, as well as tears to the ligaments of their left knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
An employee was up a tree, trimming tree branches with a chainsaw. The chainsaw cut his lanyard and he fell to the ground about 18 feet below. He suffered fractured vertebrae in his lower back, as well as a punctured bowel, and was hospitalized.
SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA—
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An employee was delimbing a cut-down tree. One of the limbs kicked back and struck the employee between the ankle and the knee, breaking the employee's tibia.
NEW CUMBERLAND, WEST VIRGINIA—
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
An employee was trimming branches from a tree when they slipped from a branch. The fall protection system engaged, causing the employee to swing and hit the trunk of the tree. The employee was hospitalized with a lower back injury.
BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA—
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
After trimming a tree, an employee was taking off climbing gear while on the ground. The employee was removing the right climbing gaff and slipped, causing the gaff to impale the employee's left calf.
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