# Fractures at Asplundh Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `2019032678` · 3/13/2019 · SUMERCO, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** Utility Right of Way, SUMERCO, WEST VIRGINIA, 25567
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A piece of a tree that had grown into a service drop was removed. It came loose and fell, striking an employee on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs.

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