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Accident Summary Nr: 201031614 - Employee's knee lacerated by chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201031614 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 08/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300756749	10/01/1998	8999	0	Cal Water Suc Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance worker for a utility company, was using a gas-powered Stihl chain saw, model #009L, serial #0230326356, to trim a limb off a tree at one of the company's reservoir sites. He was standing on another limb approximately 3 ft high and was making the first part of a wedge cut when the saw unexpectedly severed the limb completely and it came down toward him. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, still holding the running chain saw, which struck his left knee as he landed. He suffered complex lacerations on the anteromedial part of his left knee. This chain saw was manufactured exclusively for ground tree trimming. Employee #1 was not adequately trained in the hazards of tree trimming or the proper use of the chain saw. In addition, he was not safely or properly positioned for the task.

Keywords: KNEE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, FALL, UNTRAINED, TREE TRIMMING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300756749			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Painters, construction and maintenance

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