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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024032305 · 3/14/2024 · U. S. Dept. of Interior

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple regions of the head
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
U. S. Dept. of Interior
Location
107 Park Headquarters, GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE, 37738
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was limbing/bucking a horizontal tree from across the trail. A bound branch struck the employee's face once the cut was complete. The employee sustained multiple fractures, contusions, cuts, and lacerations to the face and head. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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