BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA—
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Route 20, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA 26201 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On February 5, 2016, at approximately 11:30am, an employee was delimbing a felled tree on sloped ground using a chainsaw. As the last limb was being cut, the tree began sliding on the snow and the employee's right leg was pinned by the limb resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula and hospitalization.
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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—
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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—
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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—
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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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