Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC, 518 McCrackin Road, LAKEMONT, GEORGIA 30552
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
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.
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