MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA—
Jake s Tree Service & Landscaping LLC.
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck cutting the base of a branch attached to a tree. The branch broke above the cut and fell on the employee's arm. The employee sustained a right arm amputation, right tibia fracture, and lacerations along the right side of their eye.
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