Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100609 - Employee injured when chain saw cuts knee

Accident Summary Nr: 201100609 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125669283	06/18/1998	2411	0	Western Pacific/Picket Peak Logging

Abstract: Employee #1, a choker setter, slipped and fell while carrying a chain saw, and fell on the chain. The chain has sharp points which struck Employee #1's knee. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital for a laceration to his knee and released. Employee #1 developed an infection over the weekend and was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: KNEE, CHAIN SAW, SLIP, CHOKER SETTER, LACERATION, INFECTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125669283			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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