Personal Touch by JR Rivas, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures and dislocations — DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA
| Employer | Personal Touch by JR Rivas, Inc. | Report ID | 2020043838 |
| Address | 1374 Jefferson Road | City, State ZIP | DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA 36732 |
| Event Date | April 27, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Trees |
| Industry (NAICS) | 113310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.47000, -87.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting up a felled tree with a chainsaw. The chainsaw got stuck and the employee turned it off. Another employee stepped between the tree and another tree, pushing down the tree with the chainsaw stuck in it. The tree freed itself from the stump and hit the employee's left knee, fracturing and dislocating it.
Incident Summary
On April 27, 2020, a worker at Personal Touch by JR Rivas, Inc. in DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA suffered fractures and dislocations to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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