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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016065451 · 6/20/2016 · St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Location
Frontage road on Danbury reservation, DANBURY, WISCONSIN, 54830
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut a felled tree into sections once it was on the ground. The tree broke/snapped, and a section of the tree struck and pinned the employee's lower leg, causing multiple tibia and fibula fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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