# Fractures at ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021086822` · 8/12/2021 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC
- **Location:** 2320 E Willma st, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67201
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a tree with a rope and saddle when a knot tied to a carabiner slipped out and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, resulting in possible rib and vertebrae fractures.

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