Nelson Tree Service, Inc.

A mower machine caught a piece of wood, about 2 feet long and 3 inches wide, and threw it 90 feet backward. It struck an employee in the lower back, causing broken ribs, a vertebral fracture, and lacerations to the kidney and spleen.

On September 18, 2020, at 10:43 AM, an employee was felling a tree. When the tree fell and contacted the ground, the butt end of the tree jumped off the stump and struck the employee. The butt end then knocked the employee to the ground and landed on the employee's left arm and shoulder area. The employee suffered a fractured ulna, clavicle and ribs. The fractured ulna required surgery.

An employee was attempting to remove debris from a roadway when a broken treetop rolled over and struck him, fracturing his femur and pelvis.

An employee was standing to the side of the road flagging traffic when a vehicle veered off the road and struck him, fracturing his tibia and ribs.

An employee was cutting a branch with a hand saw. The hand saw cut through the branch faster than expected and struck his left hand, lacerating the tendon between his ring and pinky fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.

An employee was stepping out of a car when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a femur fracture.

An employee was closing up for the weekend when they slipped on oil and brake fluid and fell. The employee suffered a leg fracture.

An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.

An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.

An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.

An employee was rappelling down a tree. When he was most of the way down, he fell on the ground and suffered a broken pelvis.

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.

An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.