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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010318 · 1/12/2024 · Personal Touch By J R Rivas, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
Personal Touch By J R Rivas, Inc.
Location
26300 - 26550 State Highway 17, GILBERTOWN, ALABAMA, 36908
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were removing a dead pine tree. The employee was standing outside the fall zone of the tree while removing slack from the rope tied around the tree and assisting in pulling the tree down. As the co-worker was cutting the tree, it snapped sideways and struck a living sweet gum tree, which subsequently fell and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken ankle and leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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