Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568398 - CUT BY A CHAIN SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 14568398 -- Report ID: 1032700 -- Event Date: 09/19/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15056823	09/19/1984	2411	0	Rons Firewood & Logging

Abstract: THE FIRM'S SPECIFIC WORK PROCESS AT THE SITE INCLUDED FELLING, LIMBING, BUCKING, YARDING AND CUTTING TREES INTO FIREWOOD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LIMBING AND BUCKING TREES WITH A STEHL CHAINSAW ABOUT 100 YARDS DOWNHILL FROM THE WOOD CUTTING AREA. WHILE STANDING ON A LOG, HE CUT THRU A FIVE INCH DIAMETER TREE TOP, WHICH WAS IN A TENSIONED POSITION, ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE TREE SECTION RELEASED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE DROPPED THE CHAIN SAW, WHICH CONTACTED HIS LEFT LEG. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS CUTS AND LACERATIONS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING LEG PROTECTION DEVICES AND INITIATED THE CUT THRU THE TREE FROM THE WRONG SIDE.

Keywords: PPE, CHAIN SAW, LIMBING, LACERATION, BUCKING, LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15056823			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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