OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403942

ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERTS, LLC

MEDIA, PA· 2021-09-22T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Distracted, Finger, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Landscaper, Landscaping, Rope, Traumatic Amputation, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care, Tree Limb, Work Surface
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345594188
Employer profile: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERTS, LLC
Summary number: 221403942
Report ID: 0317000

Event description

Employee amputates finger when caught in rope lowering tree

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee working for a landscaping service was cutting a tree limb. He finished cutting the limb and began lowering it down when he caught his index finger in the rope. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Event type
2

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