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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054403 · 5/15/2017 · LP'S Trees

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Trees

Employer

Name
LP'S Trees
Location
196 Jordan Shore Road, POLAND, MAINE, 04274
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to start a chainsaw while in a tree when the employee's gear gave way and the employee fell 15 to 20 feet to the ground, fracturing the third vertebra and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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