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Aquatic Resource Restoration Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified — KEMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aquatic Resource Restoration Company in KEMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Aquatic Resource Restoration Company Report ID 20201010172
Address Quaker Stream Restoration jobsite, approx 121 Quaker City Rd City, State ZIP KEMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Event Date October 26, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, unspecified Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary Source Trees
Industry (NAICS) 111421 Inspection # 1499788
GPS Coordinates 40.62000, -75.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was felling trees. A tree that was being felled split and struck another tree causing a limb from that tree to fall and strike the employee in the head. The employee suffered a broken neck, brain swelling and facial trauma.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2020, a worker at Aquatic Resource Restoration Company in KEMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures and other injuries, unspecified to the head and neck. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with limbs, branches-unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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