# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Sequoias Tree Expert LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032720` · 3/26/2024 · SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Fall protection equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Sequoias Tree Expert LLC
- **Location:** 26503 Westwood Dr., SPRING, TEXAS, 77386
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a tree. The branch where his tie-in point was located split and he fell 10 feet, resulting in three broken bones in his spine. The employee was hospitalized.

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