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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054571 · 5/10/2018 · Gudenkauf Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Gudenkauf Corporation
Location
761 West Union Road, CLENDENIN, WEST VIRGINIA, 25045
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree off of a communication line when the tree snapped and the tension on the line flipped the tree/limb back onto the employee, striking his forearm and fracturing a bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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