Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST.
Start: 4/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043093 · 4/13/2016 · U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Axes, hatchets

Employer

Name: U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST.
Location: Rd. 4720 @ Rd. 42, LA PINE, OREGON, 97739
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was clearing a small pine tree from the road using an axe. The axe went all the way through the tree and struck his right shin, causing lacerations and a small fracture. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown