Fractures

Name: Fractures at ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.
Start: 8/19/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087991 · 8/19/2017 · ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.
Location: 2020 US Highway 425 S, HAMBURG, ARKANSAS, 71646
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to fell a 68-foot tall, 16-inch to 20-inch diameter at breast height chestnut tree when the tree began to fall and struck another tree. The butt of the tree kicked back, striking and fracturing the employee's right leg just above the ankle.

Source

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