Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Landscape Maintenance Services, Inc., 22 Timber Lane, NORTH CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY 07006
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a tree branch using a gas-powered saw when they sustained a severe laceration on their upper leg.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Chainsaws
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