Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Start: 7/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076323 · 7/13/2016 · Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Chainsaws-powered
Secondary source: Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Location: 225 Council Street, FORT ATKINSON, WISCONSIN, 53538
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was cutting a tree limb with a chain saw when the tree limb contacted the saw and the saw contacted the employee's arm causing injury to the left arm.

Source

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