Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237648 - Employee killed when cut by chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 14237648 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 07/12/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1616887	07/13/1984	2411	0	Paul Neal Logging Contractor Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to fell one tree onto another to dislodge it from a third tree. Apparently, the tree he was felling started to kick back and as he escaped his chain saw struck his head. He sustained a fatal cut. Employee #1 had been hospitalized on July 9 and 10, 1984, for possible heat prostration and dizziness. He may have become dizzy and fallen on his saw.

Keywords: KICK BACK, HEAD, TREE FELLING, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1616887			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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