SALTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—
Penn Line Tree Service, Inc.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Penn Line Tree Service, Inc., 102 Holly Drive, SALTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 15681 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was holding a branch against a log on the ground to make a wedge while another employee was using a chainsaw to cut the wedge. The saw slipped and struck the employee holding the branch, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist.
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DORSET, OHIO—
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An employee was in an aerial lift to prune vegetation with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back and struck the right side of his face, resulting in a laceration between his chin and cheek.
CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Penn Line Tree Service, Inc.
An employee and his crew were removing a tree at a residence. He walked into the drop zone just as a bucket operator cut a branch. The branch struck the employee between the shoulder blades, knocking him to the ground. The employee suffered a fracture to a singular transverse process bone in the thoracic area of his back.
SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Penn Line Tree Service Inc
A cherry tree was being felled. It had been roped off and attached to a rope puller (come-along). A dead limb broke off the tree and struck the rope, which caused the rope puller to strike the employee operating it in the mouth. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a laceration to the neck.
WESTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
Penn Line Tree Service Inc
An employee was cutting a cherry tree. As the tree fell it became stuck on adjacent hickory and maple trees. The employee began working to remove the hickory tree to dislodge the cherry tree and his saw became stuck in the hinge wood. He was removing the saw when the hickory tree fell on his knee and pinned him to the ground. The employee sustained a dislocation.
SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Penn Line Tree Service Inc
An employee was walking near a tree that was being cut. The tree bounced after falling and struck the employee's leg, resulting in a fractured shin.
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