Accident Report Detail

Accident: 202507026 - Employee Injures Forearm When Contacted With Chain-Saw Blade

**Accident: 202507026 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/28/2009**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311072516	04/13/2009	0783	The Davey Tree Expert Company

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on February 28, 2009, Employee # 1 was grinding the stump of a tree using a Carlton "X" stump grinder, while a coworker was cutting logs using a Husqvarna chainsaw, Model Number 395 XP, nearby. During their work, Employee #1 came into contact with the coworkers chain saw, receiving a laceration on his left forearm. Employee #1 was taken to Doctor's Hospital in San Pablo, where he was hospitalized and treated for his injury.

Keywords: chain saw, equipment operator, laceration, struck by, arm, hand tool

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	311072516			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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