Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Davey Tree Expert, 3028 Newark Street NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20008
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pruning hedges with shears while working from an orchard ladder when he fell to the ground, breaking his left wrist and hip.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, n.e.c.
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