Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116210.015 - Logger suffers laceration when struck by chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 116210.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 04/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398543.015	04/26/2019	2411	113310	317724078 - Rice Logging Inc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was working as a laborer for a logging firm. He was removing a twister stick that he had used to tie back his tail hold stump. He used his chain saw to cut into the twister stick. The twisted line or cable tied to the stick was under tension. When the stick was cut through, the chain saw kicked back into the employee. He suffered a laceration. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Cutting Chain, Kick Back, Laceration, Logger, Logging, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398543.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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