TOWNSEND TREE SERVICES Company, LLC
Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - ROME, Georgia
| Employer | TOWNSEND TREE SERVICES Company, LLC |
| Address | John Davenport Drive & Center Street |
| City, State ZIP | ROME, Georgia 30165 |
| Report ID | 2020087425 |
| Event Date | August 6, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Ground, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 |
| Inspection # | 1487682 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.52000, -90.57000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was placing brush into a disc chipper while trimming trees. The employee tripped and fell backward into the brush and was pulled into the disc chipper. The employee was hospitalized for severe lacerations and cuts to the left shoulder.
Incident Summary
On August 6, 2020, a worker at TOWNSEND TREE SERVICES Company, LLC in ROME, Georgia suffered cuts, lacerations to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified, with ground, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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