Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170895460 - Employee's fingers crushed while trimming tree branch

Accident Summary Nr: 170895460 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120256367	04/06/2000	5261	0	Freddy Cordova

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 25, 2000, Employee #1 was using a chain saw to trim a tree in the back yard of a single-family home. He was approximately 5 ft up in the tree, pushing down on a partially cut branch when his left hand became caught in the notch he had cut between the branch and the tree trunk. His middle and ring fingers were crushed and amputated. The employer later stated that Employee #1 had his safety belt tied around his waist and the tree, and that Employee #1 had not fallen. No accident-related violations were found.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120256367			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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