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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087861 · 8/25/2023 · Timbersmith's Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
Timbersmith's Corporation
Location
PO BOX 1045, MEADOW VISTA, CALIFORNIA, 95722
NAICS
922160
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw on a tree during a wildfire. The tree fell over and contacted another tree, causing it to break out. As the fallen tree was redirected back toward the area of the base of the tree, it fell toward the employee. The tip of the tree struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae as well as abrasions and bruising.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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