Looks Great Services, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ROSLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Looks Great Services, Inc. in ROSLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Looks Great Services, Inc. Report ID 2020054107
Address 1 Mueseum Drive City, State ZIP ROSLYN, NEW YORK 11576
Event Date May 1, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Rope, twine, string
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -73.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding a rope that was wrapped around the base of a tree trunk to lower a limb. The rope was slick due to inclement weather conditions and slipped out of the employee's hands. The limb started to fall, pulling the rope and causing it to unwind around the trunk. The rope struck the employee in the left eye, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2020, a worker at Looks Great Services, Inc. in ROSLYN, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with rope, twine, string identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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