LAVONIA, GEORGIA—
TOWNSEND TREE SERVICE COMPANY, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TOWNSEND TREE SERVICE COMPANY, LLC, 359 Gateway Drive, LAVONIA, GEORGIA 30553 on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was helping two other people remove a bush from a ditch when he became ill and experienced cramping. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
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An employee was undercutting a tree that was lying on a cable when the tree broke and flipped onto them. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis, ribs, and back.
AUBURN, ALABAMA—
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A tree trimmer was situated in an oak tree cutting limbs approximately 20-25 feet above the ground. He cut a small limb and was in the process of putting his handsaw back into his scabbard when he cut his buck strap, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a broken wrist and ankle.
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An employee was removing a rope from a fallen tree. A tree stub rolled into the employee from about 8 feet away, striking him in the ribcage area. He suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
LAKEMONT, GEORGIA—
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An employee was working with a tree trimming crew. He was freeing up a rope in a winch spool on the back of a chipper when the winch activated. His left arm was trapped between the rope and the winch housing, and he suffered a fracture to the forearm. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Townsend Tree Service Company LLC
An employee walked into the vicinity of a co-worker who was using a brush cutter when the brush cutter kicked back and came into contact with the employee, resulting in a laceration that required surgery.
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