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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

HATHAWAY PINES, CALIFORNIA—

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service , Forest Road, HATHAWAY PINES, CALIFORNIA 95233 on — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..

Final narrative

An employee was using a chain saw to cut sections of a felled tree. When the saw cut completely through a section, the tree, which was under tension, swung 7 feet and hit him in the hip area, knocking him to the ground. He broke his femur, sacrum, pelvis, and ribs and suffered internal injuries, requiring hospitalization.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Trees

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