# Open wounds, unspecified at Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201010152` · 10/26/2020 · OCOEE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
- **Location:** 1341 Marshall Farm Road, OCOEE, FLORIDA, 34761
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the right side of the chipper chipping debris. A climbing rope was on the ground and had become entangled with the tree limbs. The rope went through the chipper, broke and snapped loose, and struck the employee on the face. The employee had severe bruising and a partially torn left ear. The employee was hospitalized.

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