Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104367.015 - Employee is killed while using chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 104367.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1305881.015	04/02/2018		561730	Forestry Solutions, Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on April 2, 2018, an employee was using a Stihl (model number: MS461) gas powered chainsaw with a 24 inch bar. During work, the employee lost control of the chainsaw and the blade came into contact with his neck. As a result, the employees neck was severely lacerated and he was killed. There were no witnesses to the incident, as the nearest coworker was 200 feet away from the employee with heavy forest vegetation between them. The incident investigation reported that the employee was wearing all the required PPE for the job.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Laceration, Neck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1305881.015	29	M	Fatality		Forestry workers, except logging

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