Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170562375 - Employee struck by chain saw and suffers neck laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 170562375 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/25/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124618927	08/31/1993	1794	0	Can Do Excavating Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was directed to cut up wood and limbs that were on the owner's property. He was directed to use a Sthil 041AV chain saw to cut the wood into fireplace lengths for use in the office's wood burning stove. This type of chain saw is called a bow saw; it was fitted with a rounded chain guide to keep the saw and chain from contacting the ground when cutting through limbs and brush. It also has a chain brake, which is supposed to stop the chain in the event of a kickback. Employee #1 said the saw kicked back and struck him in the neck; he suffered a severe laceration to his throat, which required over 100 stitches to close. When the saw was demonstrated later, the chain brake operated to shut the chain off.

Keywords: KICK BACK, THROAT, CHAIN SAW, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, NECK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124618927			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers

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