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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018099615 · 9/17/2018 · AKA Tree Removal

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source
Chippers

Employer

Name
AKA Tree Removal
Location
4551 Old Pendergrass Rd., JEFFERSON, GEORGIA, 30549
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a chipper to a truck. The chipper was resting on a jack stand; the truck hit the chipper as it backed up and knocked it to the ground. As it fell from the stand, its neck/tongue hit an employee's lower leg, causing a spiral fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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