OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195010
R L O CONSTRUCTION INC.
CHURCHTON, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S LEG FRACTURED WHEN STRUCK BY TREE TRUNK
Investigation abstract
AT A SITE CLEARING OPERATION EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING A STUMP FROM A TREE PREVIOU SLY KNOCKED DOWN, UPROOTED AND PUSHED TO THE SIDE. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 CUT THROUGH THE TRUNK, IT SPRANG TOWARDS HIM, KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS. HE FELL OVER A PIECE O F TIMBER. AS HE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND THE TREE TRUNK FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG, BREAKING IT IN TWO PLACES. EMPLOYEE #1 HAS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF A CHAIN SAW AND IN THE CUTTING OF TIMBER.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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