Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069770 - Employee's Leg Is Injured by Chainsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 201069770 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307033845	05/31/2006	0783	561730	North County Tree

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 17, 2006, Employee #1, with North County Tree, was trimming a tree limb with a chainsaw. He was standing on a limb and reaching through his legs to make the cut. When the limb snagged a branch, the saw blade struck Employee #1's upper thigh. He was hospitalized at Palomar Hospital for a deep laceration.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, SAW, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, BLADE, TREE TRIMMING, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307033845			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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