Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC, 1163 Irish Run Road, DENNISON, OHIO 44621
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On December 5, 2017, two employees were felling a tree on a powerline when a tree limb fell and struck them. One of the employees was hospitalized with a fractured skull, fractured shoulder blade, and fractured vertebrae.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Limbs, branches-unattached
More severe injuries at Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
On March 21, 2025, at approximately 9:45 a.m., an employee was climbing down a tree that was approximately 10 feet tall. His feet were caught by vines, causing him to lose his balance and fall down into a 4-foot-deep storm drainage ditch below the tree. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus and a fractured rib.
An employee was picking up tree branches along the side of the highway when they were struck by a tree trimming machine. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ribs and a tibia.
The employee was elevated in the basket of an aerial lift trimming tree branches. He came down in the basket of the aerial lift and began stepping down the access ladder on the side of the truck when he slipped and fell four feet to the ground. The employee suffered back pain.
On December 7, 2021, at 5:15 p.m., an employee's right middle finger became pinched between the dump box of his truck and a toolbox, resulting in the surgical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561730)
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 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 working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.