Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC, 1000 Meller Way, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32825
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pulling on a tree limb located on the ground using a 6-foot long hanger puller. When the hanger puller became dislodged from the limb, the employee tripped over an anchored guy wire directly behind him. The employee's momentum carried him approximately 6 feet further where he struck his left shoulder on a decorative concrete wall and then fell. The employee sustained fractures to the right fibula, ankle, and left shoulder.
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