CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Townsend Tree Service Company LLC
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Townsend Tree Service Company LLC, 14422 Old Erie Pike, CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 16830 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
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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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.
CALVIN, WEST VIRGINIA—
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An employee was trimming a tree and unknowingly cut his primary climbing rope. When he completed his cutting work, he unfastened his secondary (safety) rope to begin his decent down the tree and immediately fell to the ground.
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