Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Nelson Tree Service, Inc.
Start: 12/17/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211807 · 12/17/2020 · Nelson Tree Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Mowing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Nelson Tree Service, Inc.
Location: 1340 Minden Street, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76104
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A mower machine caught a piece of wood, about 2 feet long and 3 inches wide, and threw it 90 feet backward. It struck an employee in the lower back, causing broken ribs, a vertebral fracture, and lacerations to the kidney and spleen.

Source

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