Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Davey Tree Surgery Company
Start: 11/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171111154 · 11/21/2017 · Davey Tree Surgery Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified

Employer

Name: Davey Tree Surgery Company
Location: 4401 S. Western Ave., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73109
NAICS: 111336
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree limb when it swung back and hit his leg. He suffered a lower right leg fracture and dislocated kneecap, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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