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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024043524 · 4/23/2024 · U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Location
4400 Unicoi Drive, UNICOI, TENNESSEE, 37692
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to remove a pine tree. When the pine tree struck the ground, the vibration caused a nearby dead maple tree to fall. It struck the injured employee in the right shoulder, fracturing the shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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