OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432743

LENAWEE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION

TIPTON, MI· 2022-01-19T00:00:00

Event: Back, Clearance, Concussion, Falling Object, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Pavement, Skull, Spine, Struck By, Tension, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb
NAICS: 926120
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345752851
Employer profile: LENAWEE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION
Summary number: 221432743
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by flying limb

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was retreating from a position spotting the back cut of a tree being felled when he was struck by flying limbs. The limbs were under tension and broke away springing sideways after contacting that pavement as a the tree fell. The employee incurred a concussion and fractured his head, neck, and back/spine, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 47 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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