Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-05 | Dardenne Prairie | Missouri | TOM'S TREE SERVICE LLC | Hip(s) | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
An employee was in a bucket truck's bucket. The upper boom caught between branches; while the booms were being moved, a branch broke, causing the upper boom to spring side to side. The employee fell out of the bucket and was caught by his full-body harness after falling 2 feet. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2015-12-14 | Darden | Tennessee | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On December 14, 2015, an employee was delivering mail. While moving the mail around in her vehicle, a package fell out and she tripped over it. She fell to the ground and broke her left wrist. |