Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14211247 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS KICKBACK IN FACE FROM CHAIN SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 14211247 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/29/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14843197	05/29/1984	0783	0	Asplundh Tree Expert Co

Abstract: An employee of Asplundh Tree Expert Company was using a Homelite Super XL Chain Saw to trim limbs from the top of a felled Elm tree, in preparation for them to be hauled away. As he was cutting through a limb that had some spring in it because it was underneath the top of the Elm, the saw kicked back, hitting him in the face. The saw cut the tip of his nose, both lips, pulled out one tooth, and shattered another tooth. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of cuts and lacerations.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14843197			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Pharmacists

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