Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Verizon New York, Inc.
Start: 8/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088478 · 8/16/2019 · Verizon New York, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name: Verizon New York, Inc.
Location: Grant Avenue, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13244
NAICS: 517212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 16, 2019, an employee was cutting a telephone pole with a chainsaw. The saw kicked back and struck his right leg, causing a severe laceration, a chipped bone, and cut tendons. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Source

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