Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120126.015 - Employee lacerates thigh and arm when chainsaw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 120126.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433155.015	09/24/2019		561730	Wright Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee was forming a pile of cut brush. A nearby coworker was using a chainsaw to cut up the brush. The coworker's chainsaw kicked back and cut the employee's right thigh and arm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of lacerations to their right thigh and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Chain Saw, Kick Back, Laceration, Material Handling, Saw, Sawblade, Thigh

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433155.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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