# Fractures at Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110287` · 11/7/2023 · EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip without fall, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 5510 Front St., EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18040
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was aloft in a tree cutting tree limbs. He was using a rope system and while repositioning, he slipped on moss that was on the tree bark and struck his knee awkwardly on the tree. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and was hospitalized.

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