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Accident Summary Nr: 114581.015 - Employee cutting tree with chainsaw cuts leg

Accident Summary Nr: 114581.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 10/26/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1358633.01511/07/2018238910Portney Environmental And Demolition, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:34 p.m. on October 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was using a chain saw to cut down a small palm tree at a residential property. The employee was squatting low to the ground and operating the chain saw when he inadvertently cut into his left thigh. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of the laceration and then released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blade, Chain Saw, Contact, Cutting, Demolition, Equipment Operator, Laceration, Leg, Residential Construction, Struck By, Thigh, Tree Felling
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Demolition   6

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1358633.015 65 M Non Hospitalized injury Laborers, except construction Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Demolition
Fatality Cause:

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