# Fractures at Personal Touch By J R Rivas Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017053956` · 5/1/2017 · HUEYTOWN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Limbs, branches-unattached
## Employer
- **Name:** Personal Touch By J R Rivas Inc
- **Location:** 110 Mahone Ave., HUEYTOWN, ALABAMA, 35023
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing an oak tree limb from a powerline. After cutting a considerate amount of brush off the limb, he freed the powerline. The tree limb became disconnected and fell to the ground, where it bounced and hit his left leg below the knee, breaking his tibia and requiring surgery.

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