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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016031882 · 3/2/2016 · U.S. Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
U.S. Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest
Location
St. Lucia Ranger District, Baja Campground, SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, 93454
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

While an employee was conducting a tree felling operation, the holding wood snapped and the tree came off the stump in the direction of the employee. The employee was following a designated escape route when the bole of the tree impacted his left side, breaking his rib, scapula, and clavicle; cutting his lip; and causing a chest contusion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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