Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202554259 - Employee Lacerates Arm When Chain Saw Kicks Back

Accident Summary Nr: 202554259 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/29/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315528232	04/03/2012	0782	561730	Dans Landscape Service Inc

Abstract: On March 29, 2012, Employee #1, a landscaper, was cutting a shrub with a 16-inch Stihl Model MS 200T chain saw, While cutting, the saw snagged a branch he was holding with his right hand and kicked back, striking Employee #1's left arm in the triceps area, causing a serious laceration injury. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315528232			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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