OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380173

GOOD EARTH TREE CARE LLC

GRAND RAPIDS, MI· 2021-07-20T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Climber, Climbing, Climbing Line, Cutting, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Landscaper, Landscaping, PPE, Rib, Rope, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345469431
Employer profile: GOOD EARTH TREE CARE LLC
Summary number: 221380173
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee breaks ribs in fall from tree limb when hoist fails

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on July 20, 2021, an employee working as a landscaper for a tree care company was standing on a limb while pruning tree. The employee lost his balance and fell off the limb approximately 30 feet to the ground when his mechanical climbing device did not catch the rope. The employee was hospitalized to treat two broken ribs.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
786

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