Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC., 50 Clubhouse Road, KEY LARGO, FLORIDA 33037
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a palm frond with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back and lacerated his left upper arm/bicep area. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Upper arm(s) Chainsaws
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