Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gebhard and son inc, 301 Barry Lane, NEWMANSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17073
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting down a birch tree. While he was making a cut to remove a section of the tree above his tie-in location, the tree broke below his feet. He fell to the ground about 20 feet below and suffered broken ribs and internal bleeding.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTrees
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