Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2015-07-14 | Tunnelton | West Virgini | The Davey Tree Expert Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road |
On July 14, 2015, at approximately 12:45pm, a tree trimmer suffered fractured ribs and injuries to his hip and pelvis after being run over by a Jaraff rubber tired industrial truck used for trimming trees and brush along a right of way. A three person crew was returning to work after a lunch break. The Jaraff operator climbed into the cab of the equipment and began trimming branches. He raised the blade and drove over a pile of brush. When he exited the brush pile, the tree trimmer rose from th |