Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170201545 - Employee's thumb injured in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170201545 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111923744	02/01/1991	6531	0	Lewis Park Estate Homeowner Assocation

Abstract: On January 18, 1991, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was atop a 6 ft stepladder, using a chain saw to trim a limb off a tree. He and the chain saw fell, and his right thumb was pushed back by the handle of the saw. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days for surgery to repair his thumb. The employer was cited for a general violation for working on top of a stepladder.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CHAIN SAW, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, THUMB, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111923744			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machinery maintenance occupations

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