Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Penn Line Tree Service Inc, Keister Hollow Road, WESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 26452
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Trees
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