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OSHA Injury Report: COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION in 301 First Street # 146, Williamsburg, VA 23185 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was aPPRENTICE ARBORIST in historic Education Museum.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION
Parent company
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
Street
301 First Street # 146
City
Williamsburg
State
VA
ZIP
23185
On-site location
Griffin Tennis Court Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
38

Before the incident

Climbing a Hackberry tree

What happened

WHILE [REDACTED] WAS CLIMBING A HACKBERRY TREE HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET UP THE TREE. [REDACTED] WAS CORRECTLY TIED INTO THE TREE USING THE SRT METHOD. HE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT AND GRABBED A BRANCH TO BEGIN ASCENDING THE TREE AND AT THAT TIME HE HYPEREXTENDED HIS RIB

Injury or illness

Strain Rib cage muscles

Object or substance involved

Reaching

Summary line

WHILE [REDACTED] WAS CLIMBING A HACKBERRY TREE HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET UP THE TREE. [REDACTED] WAS CORRECTLY TIED INTO THE TREE USING THE SRT METHOD. HE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT AND GRABBED A BRANCH TO BEGIN ASCENDING THE TREE AND AT THAT TIME HE HYPEREXTE

Employee and industry

Job description
APPRENTICE ARBORIST
SOC code
19-1013 — Soil and Plant Scientists
NAICS code
712120 — Historic Education Museum
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
901
Total hours worked
1590408
Establishment ID
544191
Employer case #
11

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:17:08:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.