# Fractures at Treesmiths, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2020054738` · 5/21/2020 · CRESCO, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Treesmiths, Incorporated
- **Location:** Next to Barrett Township Fire Department, CRESCO, PENNSYLVANIA, 18326
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was felling a tree with a chainsaw. As he attempted to maneuver around the tree base, he slipped and lost his footing. As a result, he contacted the chainsaw with his left arm, resulting in a cut to his forearm and a fractured ulna.

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