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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020021908 · 2/27/2020 · Wright's Tree Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wright's Tree Service, Inc.
Location
18147 US Highway 175 East, ATHENS, TEXAS, 75751
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were using a rope puller to load a broken chipper onto a flatbed trailer. When the rope puller was tensioned, the hook broke; the rope and broken hook rebounded, striking an employee. The employee suffered a broken right arm and internal bleeding.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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