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Cuts, lacerations
1 hospitalization · 2022098294 · 9/20/2022 · Old Growth Tree Service
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Lower leg(s)
- Nature of injury
- Cuts, lacerations
Cause
- Event
- Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- Source
- Chainsaws-powered
Employer
- Name
- Old Growth Tree Service
- Location
- Beaver Creek Open space, EDWARDS, COLORADO, 81632
- NAICS
- 561730
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was cutting a downed tree into pieces with a chainsaw. The chainsaw hit a branch, kicked back, and lacerated the employee's calf.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown