# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022043109` · 4/7/2022 · PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC
- **Location:** 10385 Ironwood Road, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, 33410
- **NAICS:** 113310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was elevated in the basket of an aerial lift trimming tree branches. He came down in the basket of the aerial lift and began stepping down the access ladder on the side of the truck when he slipped and fell four feet to the ground. The employee suffered back pain.

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