# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Asplundh Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `20191011265` · 10/30/2019 · NEW CUMBERLAND, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** 2288 Shady Glen Rd, NEW CUMBERLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, 26047
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trimming branches from a tree when they slipped from a branch. The fall protection system engaged, causing the employee to swing and hit the trunk of the tree. The employee was hospitalized with a lower back injury.

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