# Fractures at St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
> OSHA SIR `2016065451` · 6/20/2016 · DANBURY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
- **Location:** Frontage road on Danbury reservation, DANBURY, WISCONSIN, 54830
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut a felled tree into sections once it was on the ground. The tree broke/snapped, and a section of the tree struck and pinned the employee's lower leg, causing multiple tibia and fibula fractures.

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