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Cutting Edge Forestry

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BURLEY, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cutting Edge Forestry in BURLEY, IDAHO
Employer Cutting Edge Forestry Report ID 20201110489
Address 13 South R25E Section 23 City, State ZIP BURLEY, IDAHO 83318
Event Date November 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Chainsaws-powered
Industry (NAICS) 115310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.39000, -113.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut juniper branches. The chainsaw came into contact with a downed branch and kicked back, striking the right side of the employee's face and causing an eye injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2020, a worker at Cutting Edge Forestry in BURLEY, IDAHO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with chainsaws-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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