Fall on same level, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 84 Lumber, 84 Lumber, PATASKALA, OHIO 43062
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Before 6:00 p.m. on September 5, 2018, an employee tripped/slipped and fell on a dryer while carrying a chainsaw. The chainsaw cut the employee's lower left leg above the kneecap, causing a deep laceration.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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