Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202543575 - Employee Cuts Wrist While Trimming Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 202543575 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314859844	02/23/2012	0783	561730	Valley Crest Tree Care Services

Abstract: At approximately 9:35 a.m. on February 23, 2012, Employee #1 was cutting down a palm tree with a chainsaw. He was near the top of an eighty foot palm tree and reached out to catch a section of tree that he had just cut with the chainsaw instead of letting it fall. He nicked his left wrist with the chainsaw. Employee #1 was transported to Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he was treated for a deep laceration.

Keywords: CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, ARM, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314859844			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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