# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Pennsylvania Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `2021054410` · 5/31/2021 · SPRINGVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pennsylvania Electric Company
- **Location:** 1182 State Route 29, SPRINGVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18844
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to restore power by removing tree limbs from the power lines and fell out of a tree. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured T6-T8 vertebrae, and an injured sternum, a right ankle tendon injury, and a lumbar injury.

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