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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2023032104 · 3/7/2023 · Backbone Power Systems LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
Backbone Power Systems LLC
Location
6161 Maud Hughes Road, LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO, 45044
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of a utility pole. The employee climbed the adjacent new pole with pole climbers and used a chain saw to make the cut. The saw kicked back, resulting in lacerations to the employee's arm and chest that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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