Incident
Laceration to left hand
Date of incident
2022-09-22
Location of incident
Milwaukee Wisconsin United States
Age of impacted party
31
Outcome
Serious Injury
Type of incident
Cut body part
Type of equipment involved
None
Type of injury
Cut/Laceration
Bodily injury to
Upper limb
Action taken
First aid administered (not by medical professional), Onsite Medical Professional assistance, Offsite Medical Professional assistance
Involvement of contributor
Worker performing task
Weather
Sunny/mostly sunny
Causes of the incident
Completely unforeseeable accident
Description of incident
I was tied in on a Norway maple about 20 ft up. I cut a limb, and it got wedged into another limb still attached to the tree. I kicked off the trunk of the tree to swing out a little to pull it closer to me to throw to the ground. I grabbed it, and instead of it coming with me, it stayed wedged onto the other limb. It happened really fast, but I guess I couldn’t let go quick enough. With me holding onto the limb while swinging back towards the trunk and the limb not budging, it ripped my left palm open very badly. There’s some nerve damage, and the doctor says I might need a skin graft if my skin dies.
Contributing factors
Form completed by (optional)
Alec Lancaster