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Accident Summary Nr: 202353306 - Employee is injured by chain saw
Accident Summary Nr: 202353306 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/21/2003
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
| 307159525 | 08/22/2003 | 1799 | 238990 | Frederick Fence Company Inc |
Abstract:
On August 21, 2003, Employee #1 was cutting a horizontal fence board with a gas-powered chain saw to center the end of the board in the middle of a vertical post. The chain saw kicked up and struck him in the face and neck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for lacerations. The saw was not equipped with an anti-kickback device.
Keywords:
KICK BACK, CHAIN SAW, SAW, LACERATION, FENCE, NECK, BLADE, FACE
Accident Details
| End Use |
Project Type |
Project Cost |
Stories |
Non-building Height |
Fatality |
| Single family or duplex dwelling |
New project or new addition |
Under $50,000 |
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Employee Details
| Employee # |
Inspection Nr |
Age |
Sex |
Degree of Injury |
Nature of Injury |
Occupation |
| 1 |
307159525 |
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Hospitalized injury |
Cut/Laceration |
Occupation not reported |