# Fractures at Jackson Tree and Landscape LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010139` · 10/1/2018 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** Jackson Tree and Landscape LLC
- **Location:** Residence, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71119
- **NAICS:** 541320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An arborist was trimming a tree when his chainsaw cut his life line. He fell about 28 feet to the ground below, suffering a broken back and ribs.

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