Wahlberg Limited Inc.

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — EAST HICKORY, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wahlberg Limited Inc. in EAST HICKORY, Pennsylvania
Employer Wahlberg Limited Inc.
Address Access Road from Route 666, 41.58466 N, 79.24118
City, State ZIP EAST HICKORY, Pennsylvania 16321
Report ID 2025054298
Event Date May 7, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
Body Part Trunk and other upper extremities
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source of Injury Trees
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 113310
Inspection # 1827702
GPS Coordinates 41.58000, -79.40000

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Incident Narrative

An employee felling a tree using a chainsaw. He was moving away from the tree he had just cut using a planned path, but he was struck by a branch of the falling tree. His collarbone was fractured and it punctured his lung.

Incident Summary

On May 7, 2025, a worker at Wahlberg Limited Inc. in EAST HICKORY, Pennsylvania suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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