Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wright Tree Service, Inc., Route 51 and Ridge Road, ROMNEY, WEST VIRGINIA 26757
on , Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
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Final narrative
On September 2, 2015, at 4:00 p.m., an employee had finished trimming some branches while suspended in a tree in a climbing saddle. He was descending when the knot that secured his lifeline to his safety harness clip came loose. He fell approximately 14 feet to the ground and suffered a compression fracture to his L-4 vertebrae in his spine, requiring hospitalization.