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Fuels Project Brush Cutter Injury 2015

  • Incident Information:

    Fuels Project Brush Cutter Injury RLS

  • Location:

    New York

  • Date:

    06/02/2015

  • Incident Type:

    Heavy Equipment

  • Description:

    While clearing vegetation during a fuel reduction project a seasonal Forestry Technician is injured when he unknowingly hits a discarded crab trap—which was obscured by vegetation—with the brush cutter he’s
    operating. A piece of the crab trap is propelled into the Forestry Technician’s right upper arm. He is unaware of the extent of his injury until an X-ray reveals the embedded debris in his arm.

    RLS, Project Work, Equipment

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