Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170167050 - Employee injured when brake jarred off chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170167050 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120164454	02/06/1997	8211	0	Fullerton School District

Abstract: Employee #1, a gardener, was on a ladder cutting a tree limb with a hand-held chain saw. He was 3 ft above the ground when the tree limb, which had already been cut through, gently bumped him. Employee #1 lost his balance and slipped down the ladder to the ground. The brake on the chain saw, which had been set, was jarred off, and he sustained cuts on his shoulder and upper arm.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, FALL, STRUCK BY, ARM, LOST BALANCE, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120164454			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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