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Maple Cut Quality Tree Service, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Maple Cut Quality Tree Service, Inc. in DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
Employer Maple Cut Quality Tree Service, Inc. Report ID 2024087285
Address 4728 MIDDAUGH AV DG City, State ZIP DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS 60515
Event Date August 8, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. Source of Injury Chainsaws
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.80000, -88.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving cut branches when their right forearm was lacerated by another employee's chainsaw. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2024, a worker at Maple Cut Quality Tree Service, Inc. in DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment n.e.c., with chainsaws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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