Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wright Tree Service, PO BOX 1718, DES MOINES, IOWA 50306
on , Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
On April 6, 2020, an employee climbed a 25-foot pine tree to complete routine maintenance trimming on a two-phase powerline. The employee completed the work on the southwest side of the tree, passed through the center, and began to reposition to the northeast side of the tree. While the employee was repositioning, the limb that he had his work positioning lanyard attached to failed and the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground, landing on his back near the base of the tree. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured diaphragm, collapsed lung, multiple lumbar and thoracic fractures, laceration of the spleen, epidural hematoma, right renal contusion, and multiple rib fractures.