Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AT&T, 2405 U.S. Highway 31, CALERA, ALABAMA 35040
on , Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A employee was on the ground using a chainsaw to cut a downed tree free of a self-supporting strand (communications line). After cutting the tree, the employee went to move it off the line. The tension was released, causing the self-supporting strand to snap back and fracture the employee's arm.