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KESLAR LUMBER COMPANY

Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — DUNBAR, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KESLAR LUMBER COMPANY in DUNBAR, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer KESLAR LUMBER COMPANY Report ID 2016043438
Address 225 Kingan Hill Road City, State ZIP DUNBAR, PENNSYLVANIA 15431
Event Date April 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Trees
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1144888
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -79.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting down trees for the sawmill. When he cut down a larger tree, it fell onto a smaller tree that then bowed over. The employee went to cut the smaller tree and it sprung back, hitting his left leg and breaking it below the knee. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 25, 2016, a worker at KESLAR LUMBER COMPANY in DUNBAR, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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