Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Wright Tree Service, Inc.
Start: 9/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099874 · 9/20/2019 · Wright Tree Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Wright Tree Service, Inc.
Location: 2976 County Line Rd., COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16314
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dragging cut brush and forming a pile. The employee was using a chainsaw to cut up the brush. The chainsaw kicked back and cut the employee's right thigh and right arm. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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