Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Trees, Inc.
Start: 3/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017031944 · 3/1/2017 · Trees, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Chainsaws-powered
Secondary source: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: Trees, Inc.
Location: 000 Right of Way, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 31082
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming tree branches on the ground with a chain saw. The employee tripped on a tree branch while operating chain saw, causing the chain saw to kick back and strike him in the face. He received a laceration to the right eye and cheek.

Source

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