WICHITA, KANSAS—
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC, Attn: Becky Jordan, WICHITA, KANSAS 67212 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee had been trimming a tree at a peak working height of approximately 40 feet. While descending the tree, the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured sternum.
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