Accident Report Detail

Accident: 202359402 - Employee Fractures Face While Cutting Tree With Chain Saw

**Accident: 202359402 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/07/2006**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
309658599	02/07/2006	1629	Hti Contractors

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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	309658599			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Landscaping FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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