Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121543.015 - Employee's femoral artery is severed by chainsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 121543.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443890.015	11/06/2019		561730	Palmetto Line Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At noon on November 5, 2019, an employee was working for a landscaping service. A coworker was using a chain saw to cut down a small tree, when the blade became stuck. The employee walked up and pushed on the small tree trunk to relieve pressure off the saw blade. The chain saw became unbound and struck the employee in the upper inside thigh of his right leg. His femoral artery was severed. He was killed.

Keywords: Artery, Chain Saw, Leg, Severed, Struck By, Stuck, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1443890.015	33	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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