# Fractures at Executive Tree Care
> OSHA SIR `2020087979` · 8/22/2020 · BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Executive Tree Care
- **Location:** 2690 Crum Creek Drive, BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19312
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ascending a tree using climbing equipment. A large hollow space in the tree collapsed causing the employee to fall 30 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a  broken right shoulder and broken ribs.

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