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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2017021904 · 2/28/2017 · Woodsmoke Recreational Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Woodsmoke Recreational Enterprises, Inc.
Location: 19551 S. Tamiami Trail, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33908
NAICS: 721211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree when a branch fell, bounced up and struck him in the chest, resulting in two fractured ribs and a bruised lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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