Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111443.015 - Employee is struck by weed whacker blade and lacerates leg

Accident Summary Nr: 111443.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1363401.015	11/30/2018		111334	Vasvision Berry Farms, Llc

Abstract: The employee was performing pruning operations on a raspberry field where he was cutting the raspberry bushes with a brush cutter alongside another employee. The employees were using Stihl F250 brush At 9:24 a.m. on November 27, 2018, an employee was working near a coworker who was using a Stihl FS250 Brush Cutter with 10 inch blades and turned into him. The employee was struck by the brush cutter and lacerated the back of his left leg and calf. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Brush Chipper, Laceration, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1363401.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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