# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2016054165` · 5/13/2016 · HATHAWAY PINES, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service
- **Location:** Forest Road, HATHAWAY PINES, CALIFORNIA, 95233
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a chain saw to cut sections of a felled tree. When the saw cut completely through a section, the tree, which was under tension, swung 7 feet and hit him in the hip area, knocking him to the ground. He broke his femur, sacrum, pelvis, and ribs and suffered internal injuries, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*