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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015042469 · 4/30/2015 · U.S. Forest Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Forest Service
Location
2221 North Raguet St., LUFKIN, TEXAS, 75904
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were removing downed trees blocking a roadway. A pickup truck got stuck in the mud. An employee used a dozer to remove the truck, which got wedged next to the tree. The employee used a chainsaw to cut the tree, and the tension caused the tree to snap and injure the employee. Three bones between the knee and left ankle broke. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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