Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FEELER TREE SERVICE, INC, 1307 E. Main Street, LINN, MISSOURI 65051
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was in an aerial lift trimming a tree at the rear of a house. The employee extended the boom, the lift pin snapped, and the boom and basket fell to the ground. The employee sustained a facial fracture and broken right arm and left leg.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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