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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016043114 · 4/14/2016 · Nelson Tree Service Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Nelson Tree Service Inc.
Location
510 Gettysburg Drive, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15206
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a branch with a hand saw. The hand saw cut through the branch faster than expected and struck his left hand, lacerating the tendon between his ring and pinky fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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