Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119266.015 - Employee lacerates arm after dropping chainsaw while trimmin

Accident Summary Nr: 119266.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400955.015	05/15/2019		561730	Mark Gregersen Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 13, 2019, an employee was standing on a ladder pruning the branches of a palm tree using a chainsaw when a gust of wind caused him to drop the chainsaw on his right arm. The employee incurred severe lacerations to his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Chain Saw, Falling Object, Hand Tool, High Wind, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Control, Palm Tree, Struck By, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Pruner, Tree Trimming, Unstable Position, Weather, Windy

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1400955.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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