Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487071 - Employee Is Injured While Cutting Tree Branch with Chain Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201487071 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125758433	11/24/2004	1521	236118	Hemminger Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were removing a tree. Employee #1 was using a chain saw to remove a branch hanging over the street before felling the tree. He cut through the branch and lacerated his left leg, just below the knee, with the chain saw. He was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: KNEE, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125758433			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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