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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20231110125 · 11/2/2023 · Apex Unlimited Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Apex Unlimited Services, LLC
Location
810 Pennsylvania 519, EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA, 15330
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A contracted employee was harnessed about 25 feet in the air while cutting a tree with a chainsaw. As he cut a branch from the tree, the chainsaw contacted the back of his left hand, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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