# Fractures at West Tree Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231010071` · 10/31/2023 · MULDROW, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** West Tree Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 11253 South 4690 Rd., MULDROW, OKLAHOMA, 74948
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.

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