BELVA, WEST VIRGINIA—
Nelson Tree Service, LLC.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Nelson Tree Service, LLC., 4335 Vaugh Road, BELVA, WEST VIRGINIA 26656 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was topping a 100-foot-tall tree. The employee was attached to the tree using a climbing line and a safety line, about 60 feet high, when the tree split below the cutting point. The employee was knocked off the tree and struck by the split section of the tree, suffering a broken right leg, abdominal contusions, and a chipped lower-back vertebra.
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BRIDGEPORT, OHIO—
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An employee was removing two 6-inch diameter elm trees to create space to fell a larger ash tree. The employee felled the first tree and it fell into the second elm tree. When he cut down the second elm tree, it broke off the stump due to the pressure from the first tree and struck the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured fibula.
SCHUYLERVILLE, NEW YORK—
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An employee was directing the driver of a truck. The truck's right front tire drove over the employee's lower left leg (below the knee) and onto the right leg near the calf. The truck was then backed off the employee. The employee was hospitalized with swelling, a contusion, and a blood clot.
DUNNELLON, FLORIDA—
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An employee was operating an 18-inch wood chipper with a winch attachment. The employee had tied a piece of wood to the machine's winch and a piece of excess rope from the winch was wrapped around his leg. As the machine began feeding the piece of wood into the chipper, the employee's leg was yanked towards the machine. The employee was able to engage a safety mechanism that stopped the chipper before his leg reached the chipper wheel. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis and other injuries.
DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK—
Nelson Tree Service, LLC.
An employee was cleaning out the feed-wheel of a wood chipper when the trailer jack holding the feed-wheel in place slipped out. The feed-wheel then struck the employee's left forearm, fracturing and lacerating it.
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, FLORIDA—
Nelson Tree Service, LLC.
A tree limb was cut and dropped to the ground. When it hit the ground, it shattered. Tree limb debris struck a nearby employee, who suffered a broken fibula and tibia and was hospitalized.
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