# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023065544` · 6/22/2023 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
- **Location:** 2136 E 26th Pl., TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74114
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an uprooted tree to clear branches away from electrical conductors. He was tied off to an adjacent tree with fall protection and a climb line. When the employee cut a tree limb, it released the tension in the limb, which struck him in the head and knocked him unconscious. The employee was hospitalized due to spinal edema.

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