Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Donald Pell Gardens , 728 Bedford Place, MERION STATION, PENNSYLVANIA 19066
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On November 6, 2019, at 11:50 AM, an employee was using a gas-powered chain saw to cut shrubs when the saw contacted his left foot, causing a fracture and cutting two tendons.
At 11:50 a.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee was using a gas-powered chain saw to cut shrubs. The saw cut his left foot, cutting two tendons and causing a fracture.
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An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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