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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GREENEVILLE, Tennessee

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in GREENEVILLE, Tennessee
Employer U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Address Paint Creek Campground, Lower Paint Creek Road
City, State ZIP GREENEVILLE, Tennessee 37743
Report ID 2021032577
Event Date March 26, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trees
Industry (NAICS) 712190
Inspection # 1523333
GPS Coordinates 35.94000, -82.89000

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Incident Narrative

An employee had been felling hazardous trees in a campground. The top of a tree detached, fell, and struck the employee. The employee sustained injury to the head, shoulder, and arm.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2021, a worker at U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in GREENEVILLE, Tennessee suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,936 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

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