Other burns, first degree

Name: Other burns, first degree at Georgia Right-of-Way Company
Start: 7/19/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075927 · 7/19/2021 · Georgia Right-of-Way Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Other burns, first degree

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Rope, twine, string
Secondary source: Chippers

Employer

Name: Georgia Right-of-Way Company
Location: 1505 Burton St., WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, 33873
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A employee had pulled a rope out of a chipper. He laid the rope on the ground and then picked up a pile to place in the chipper. The rope also went into the chipper, while wrapped around the employee's leg. As the rope was pulled into the chipper, the employee sustained rope burns and bruising.

Source

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