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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2023087131 · 8/7/2023 · Penn Line Tree Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
Penn Line Tree Service, Inc.
Location
102 Holly Drive, SALTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15681
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a branch against a log on the ground to make a wedge while another employee was using a chainsaw to cut the wedge. The saw slipped and struck the employee holding the branch, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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