Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359402 - Employee Fractures Face While Cutting Tree with Chain Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202359402 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309658599	02/07/2006	1629	238910	Hti Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Stihl chain saw with a 20 inch bar to cut down a tree. He was being supported by a hoe with a grabber attachment, when the tree split and flew up into his face, fracturing his cheekbone and his nose. He was not wearing eye protection, head protection, or chaps. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PPE, CHAIN SAW, NOSE, STRUCK BY, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309658599			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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