Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125741.015 - Employee lacerates upper arm when struck by chainsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 125741.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461548.015	02/07/2020		561730	Hyun Kim Landscape

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 9, 2020, an employee was using a chainsaw to trim a tree. The employee was using only one hand to hold the chainsaw to cut a branch when the tip of the chainsaw hit another small branch and kicked back striking his left upper arm. The employee lacerated his left upper arm/bicep area and was hospitalized for two days to undergo surgeries.

Keywords: Arm, Chain Saw, Cutting, Ground Crew Worker, Hand Tool, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Kick Back, Laceration, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck By, Training, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461548.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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