Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Endrizzi Contracting, Inc., 116 W. Wakefield, SIKESTON, MISSOURI 63801
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
Employees were removing a tree limb from a nearby powerline using an aerial lift. The injured employee began ascending the tree and was removing limbs as he climbed up. He was approximately 20 feet aloft in the tree when the branch he was tied to was cut. He fell to the ground and sustained a laceration to the left side of his face, pulmonary bruising, a liver laceration, and multiple fractures.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsTrees
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