Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148744.015 - Employee suffers laceration when chain saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 148744.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575907.015	02/03/2022		561730	4-Ever-Green Lawn Care R.K.P., Inc

Abstract: On January 31, 2022, an employee was working as a groundskeeper and gardener for a landscaping service. He was working from a bucket, trimming a tree. He was using a STIHL model MS-194 t-z3/8 SPUR chain saw. The chain saw kicked back, and the running chain struck the employee's right forearm. The employee's forearm was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Blade, Bucket , Chain Saw, Cutting Chain, Forearm, Kick Back, Laceration, Landscaper, Landscaping, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575907.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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