UNICOI, TENNESSEE · 2024-04-23
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Dept. of Agriculture , 4400 Unicoi Drive, UNICOI, TENNESSEE 37692
on 2024-04-23 , Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a chainsaw to remove a pine tree. When the pine tree struck the ground, the vibration caused a nearby dead maple tree to fall. It struck the injured employee in the right shoulder, fracturing the shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized
Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Trees
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Record
OSHA ID 2024043524
Date 2024-04-23
Location 4400 Unicoi Drive, UNICOI, TENNESSEE 37692
NAICS 924120
Injury Fractures
Body part Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source Trees