Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170697239 - Employee's leg cut by power saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170697239 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/18/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119760726	08/15/1995	2411	0	Hayden Gilmore Logging

Abstract: Employee #1, a timber feller for a small logging operation, had just felled a tree and was limbing it when his chain saw kicked back, catching his leg protection in the brush. The leg protection balled up, exposing his leg, which was cut by the saw.

Keywords: KICK BACK, TREE FELLING, PPE, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119760726			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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