Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Monarch Landscape-Florida, LLC
Start: 4/23/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043797 · 4/23/2025 · Monarch Landscape-Florida, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Chainsaws
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Monarch Landscape-Florida, LLC
Location: 18600 Sunrise Ave, MIRAMAR, FLORIDA, 33029
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to prune a coconut palm. The chainsaw kicked back and struck the employee's left wrist, resulting in lacerations that required surgery to repair a tendon.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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