Struck against stationary object n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brown's Tree Service, LLC, NW corner of Lorraine and Greenbrook Blvd. Common Area, BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34211
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping to hold a rope that was tied around a pine tree where dead branches were being removed. As a branch was removed, the tree swung, causing the employee holding onto the rope to swing, slide across the grass, and strike the bumper of a nearby truck. The employee sustained a lower leg fracture.
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