Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170375307 - Employee's thigh lacerated by brush cutter

Accident Summary Nr: 170375307 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119699197	09/21/1994	9512	0	City Of Oakland-Parks & Recreation

Abstract: Employee #1, a city worker, was on a three-person crew engaged in brush cutting for fire prevention on city property in Oakland, CA. The crew was on a steep, 60 percent sloping hillside of uneven terrain that was overgrown with dense shrubbery and brush. Employee #1 was using a Stihl ES 180 gas-powered brush cutter. He released control of the brush cutter while it was idling and stepped in front of the blade to remove a branch. He was pulling at the branch when his leg struck the blade of the brush cutter, which continued to rotate for a short period after being idled (the flywheel effect). Employee #1 suffered a deep laceration to his right thigh.

Keywords: ROTATING KNIFE, STRUCK AGAINST, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119699197			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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