# Fractures at The Davey Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `2023076511` · 7/20/2023 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Davey Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** 4094 Killion Dr, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75229
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting tree trimming operations when the branch he was tied off to broke. The employee fell 18 feet to the ground and sustained a left wrist fracture that required surgery.

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