Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 605675 - STRUCK IN CHEST BY CHAIN SAW TOOTH

Accident Summary Nr: 605675 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/04/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100363365	06/17/1986	2411	0	James Lee Company

Abstract: ON JUNE 4, 1986, AT 11:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRIMMING LIMBS FROM A LOG. THE CHAIN SAW CHAIN BROKE, SENDING A TOOTH OF THE CHAIN FLYING WITH GREAT VELOCITY TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. THE TOOTH STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST, PENETRATING THROUGH, AND SEVERING, HIS CORONARY ARTERY. THE CHAIN SAW WAS A STIHL 038AV, WITH 18 INCH BAR AND OREGON CHAIN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: CHAIN, CHEST, HEART, SEVERED, CHAIN SAW, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BROKEN CHAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100363365			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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