Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170361836 - Employee's foot injured when chain saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 170361836 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125666388	06/05/1997	2411	0	Humboldt Cutters

Abstract: Employee #1, a timber faller, was working in a clump of 2 ft diameter trees. He did not check for suckers on the tree he was starting to take down. While making the face cut, Employee #1 put his left foot under the chain saw. The saw struck an unseen sucker, kicked out of the cut, and fell on his foot. Employee #1 suffered two cut tendons, the loss of bone, and subsequently underwent skin graft surgery.

Keywords: KICK BACK, TENDON, TREE FELLING, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, LOGGER, LOGGING, FOOT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125666388			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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