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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025055068 · 5/28/2025 · Lewis Tree Service Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source
Logs
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Lewis Tree Service Inc
Location
490 Coon Hollow Rd, RIEGELSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18077
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sectioning a tree that had fallen across a driveway. He initiated a cut through the tree trunk and then repositioned to the other side of the tree to complete the cut. As he completed the cut, a cut section of the tree rolled toward him and struck his lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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