Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 910141 - Employee killed when struck by kicked back chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 910141 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107837387	10/12/1992	2411	0	Isaac Fowler

Abstract: Employee #1 had cut down a 56 ft high, 1 ft 9 in. diameter pine tree. He was limbing the tree when his Stihl air chain saw, model #034 AV super, kicked back and struck him in the neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CHAIN SAW, LIMBING, LACERATION, NECK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107837387			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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