Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202492500 - Worker Clearing Brush Sustains Laceration from Chainsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 202492500 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125827808	10/13/2011	9224	922160	Cal Fire

Abstract: On September 23, 2011, Employee #1 was working for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. He was an inmate at a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Conservation Camp. He was one of the members of the California prison system who performed work for Cal Fire. This organization was different from the California Conservation Corps. Employee #1 was assisting in a brush clearing operation. He was close to a chain saw operation, where the chain saw blade was in a bind. He stepped in to push on the standing tree that was binding the saw blade. When the saw blade was freed, it kicked out and came into contact with Employee #1's left thigh. He sustained a deep laceration that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CHAIN, KICK BACK, CHAIN SAW, JAMMED, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, TREE TRIMMING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125827808			Hospitalized injury	Hernia	Helpers, construction trades

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