Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Townsend Tree Service LLC
Start: 2/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021708 · 2/22/2017 · Townsend Tree Service LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Trees

Employer

Name: Townsend Tree Service LLC
Location: Jerry's Branch Road, MOUNT NEBO, WEST VIRGINIA, 26679
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 22, 2017, at approximately 4:15 p.m., an employee trimmed the top of a dead, 85-foot tree. The tree was notched and roped, and the employee made a back cut. As the tree was being pulled over, it caught the fork of a second tree. The second tree uprooted, fell, and struck the employee in the back left side, resulting in broken ribs, a fractured shoulder, and a punctured lung.

Source

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