Fractures

Name: Fractures at Strickland Timber LLC
Start: 2/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021582 · 2/17/2017 · Strickland Timber LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Strickland Timber LLC
Location: 7665 Lena Landegger Hwy, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 36460
NAICS: 113310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree limb with a chain saw in the bunching area on top of the tree. He noticed the limb was under pressure and stopped cutting. He was stepping over the limb when it snapped and struck his left leg, breaking both bones above the ankle.

Source

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