Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Start: 10/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011038 · 10/22/2019 · Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Location: Peach Tree Road, BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25801
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After trimming a tree, an employee was taking off climbing gear while on the ground. The employee was removing the right climbing gaff and slipped, causing the gaff to impale the employee's left calf.

Source

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