# Fractures at Nelson Tree Service
> OSHA SIR `2016054406` · 5/19/2016 · MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Nelson Tree Service
- **Location:** 530 Kings Highway, MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 08057
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell 15 feet out of a tree while clearing branches. He was hospitalized with a fractured spine.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*