OTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Treesmiths, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Treesmiths, Inc., 107 Frankenfield Road, OTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18942 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was performing utility line tree trimming and fell out of a tree approximately 30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a cracked pelvis, broken rib, and a punctured lung.
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An employee was gathering brush on the ground when a 4-inch by 2-foot piece of wood fell and struck the employee's hard hat. The employee sustained a bruised spinal cord.
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An employee slipped on wet, sloping ground near the base of a tree. He fell and was knocked unconscious, also suffering a bruised shoulder.
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An employee was a passenger inside a work truck that was driving down the road. She stepped out of the work truck to collect roadway signs. As she was walking around the vehicle, a pickup truck struck her, sending her to the ground. She suffered lacerations to the face, ears, and scalp and was hospitalized.
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An employee was dropping a tree. The falling tree struck a nearby tree, causing the felled tree to spring up and strike the employee. He suffered a left shoulder injury and collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
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