Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116012.015 - Employee lacerates forearm when chainsaw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 116012.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398743.015	04/09/2019		561730	Brightview Tree Care Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on April 3, 2019, an employee was getting ready to cut a branch from a tree using a Stihl chain saw. The employee lacerated his left forearm when the blade kicked back while cutting a different branch and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Forearm, Kick Back, Laceration, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1398743.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury

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