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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 97912.015 - Employee Is Cutting Branch And Lacerates Finger With Chain S

**Accident: 97912.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/17/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1252879.015	08/03/2017		R A Kirkland'S, Incorporated

At 11:00 a.m. on July 17, 2017, an employee was working with a chain saw and lif ted a tree limb off the ground to cut it. The employee turned the chain saw on and it slid where his hand was holding the tree limb and came in to contact with his left index finger. The employee lacerated his finger with the chain saw bl ade.

Keywords: chain saw, finger, laceration, tree limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1252879.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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