Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201101 - Employee injured when struck by operating chainsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 200201101 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302560552	12/30/1999	2421	0	Foster Lumber Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a platform in the cut-off saw area of a sawmill. He was using a chainsaw to cut up a log that had become jammed in the trough when he slipped through a platform opening and fell 13 ft to the ground. The chainsaw, which was still running, landed on his head. He sustained head and neck lacerations, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, HEAD, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, LACERATION, FALL, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302560552			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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