Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC
Start: 6/23/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022065469 · 6/23/2022 · Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source: Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC
Location: 771 McDonald Mill Creek Road, CLEAR FORK, WEST VIRGINIA, 24822
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a rope from a fallen tree. A tree stub rolled into the employee from about 8 feet away, striking him in the ribcage area. He suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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