# Fractures at PennLine Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191212536` · 12/5/2019 · BARNESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PennLine Corporation
- **Location:** 35670 Chestnut Ridge Road, BARNESVILLE, OHIO, 43713
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 9:00 a.m. on December 5, 2019, an employee was climbing an oak tree. The employee was moving to a new position on the tree when he fell, landing on the ground about 20-25 feet below and suffering a broken lower leg. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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