Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201485448 - Employee injured when struck by chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201485448 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120337985	04/07/2003	1711	238220	Air Design, Inc.,

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a 6-foot ladder operating a chain saw and was notching 2-inch by 4-inch wood. When the blade made contact with the wood, the entire chain saw jerked, throwing the employee backward. The blade of the chain saw contacted the employee just above the left eye causing a laceration. The employee was transported to a hospital and was treated and released.

Keywords: HEAD, CHAIN SAW, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120337985			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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