Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170706428 - Employee cuts wrist with chain saw while cutting tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 170706428 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112216585	10/25/1993	8221	0	Santa Barbara City College

Abstract: Employee #1 climbed a 16-foot extension ladder from the bed of a flatbed truck to the 9-foot level, took a three-point stance on a tree limb, and used his right hand to balance himself while he cross cut a 4-inch to 6-inch limb with a gas-driven, 0.028-inch by 14-inch chain saw. The saw came in contact with his wrist, cutting down and away. Employee #1 was a student working a campus job with the Facilities and Operations Department. He was assigned this job based on his need for a job and on his job experience, which he claimed included tree work.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112216585			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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