Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at MK Tree Trimmers
Start: 7/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076566 · 7/13/2020 · MK Tree Trimmers

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name: MK Tree Trimmers
Location: 302 Third St, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18848
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 13, 2020, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was in a bucket truck using a chainsaw to cut a tree. While cutting, the chainsaw got stuck, causing the tree to twist. A rope, which is used to lower the tree, swung and caught the employee around the neck. The employee was pulled from the bucket but was suspended by his fall harness. The employee was hospitalized with neck injuries.

Source

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