Trip without fall, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Verrier Tree Service, Inc., 2550 New London Turnpike, EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND 02818
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee started a chain saw and was walking toward a log he planned to cut when he tripped and the running chain saw came up and struck his right upper leg area above the knee. He suffered a serious laceration and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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