Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1358633.015	11/07/2018		238910	Portney 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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