Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110410.015 - Employee using chain saw cuts leg

Accident Summary Nr: 110410.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 10/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355998.015	10/22/2018		238130	Vernon Kuhns

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on October 17, 2018, Employee #1 was engaged in carpentry work for a new two-story building. He was straddling a truss beam approximately 26 feet above the ground and using a chain saw to trim a vertical post. As the employee pulled the chain saw toward him, it cut into his right leg above the knee. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the laceration.

Keywords: Carpenter, Chain Saw, Construction, Cutting, Laceration, Leg, Wood Slab

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1355998.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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