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Penn Line Tree Service Inc

Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penn Line Tree Service Inc in SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Penn Line Tree Service Inc Report ID 2024087783
Address 300 Scottdale Avenue City, State ZIP SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 15683
Event Date August 23, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary Source Limbs, branches unattached
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -79.57000

Incident Narrative

A cherry tree was being felled. It had been roped off and attached to a rope puller (come-along). A dead limb broke off the tree and struck the rope, which caused the rope puller to strike the employee operating it in the mouth. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a laceration to the neck.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2024, a worker at Penn Line Tree Service Inc in SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the head and neck. The incident was classified as struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c., with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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