LIVE OAK, FLORIDA—
Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in road work zone unspecified · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC, 9478 Hogan Road, LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32060 on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up tree branches along the side of the highway when they were struck by a tree trimming machine. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ribs and a tibia.
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Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
On March 21, 2025, at approximately 9:45 a.m., an employee was climbing down a tree that was approximately 10 feet tall. His feet were caught by vines, causing him to lose his balance and fall down into a 4-foot-deep storm drainage ditch below the tree. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus and a fractured rib.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA—
Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
The employee was elevated in the basket of an aerial lift trimming tree branches. He came down in the basket of the aerial lift and began stepping down the access ladder on the side of the truck when he slipped and fell four feet to the ground. The employee suffered back pain.
POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA—
Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
On December 7, 2021, at 5:15 p.m., an employee's right middle finger became pinched between the dump box of his truck and a toolbox, resulting in the surgical amputation of the fingertip.
MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA—
Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
An employee was trimming a tree. When a tree branch was removed, the employee's left index finger was caught under a rope and amputated.
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA—
Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
A seven-employee crew was removing a 100-foot poplar tree. The crown was cut off and the employee on the tip line (which controls the direction of the tree limbs, keeping them away from power lines) was signaled to begin pulling. The tree limb that the tip line was attached to broke free and struck the employee's torso.
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