Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Start: 6/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017066016 · 6/22/2017 · University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Movable ladders, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Location: 1000 E. Maple Ave., MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS, 60060
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on an orchard ladder trimming the lower branches of a tree with a chainsaw when he slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground. The chainsaw lacerated his hand, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Source

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