# Fractures at Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211210` · 12/4/2024 · NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Logs
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert LLC
- **Location:** 2919 W. Washington St, NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting trees when a 35-foot tree was felled. When the tree struck the ground it landed on a small log, causing the log to shift and strike the employee's lower right leg. The employee sustained fractures to their tibia and fibula.

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