Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120169669 - Hung Landscaping

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120169669

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 11/07/1994

Site Address:
Hung Landscaping
6485 Gloria Drive, Apt 42
Sacramento, CA 95822

Mailing Address:
7413 Grandfell Way, Elk Grove, CA 95624

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/10 or Fewer Empe

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361510274
Complaint	78327509	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170812762

Event: 11/07/1994

Employee killed when chain saw kicks back

At about 8:17 a.m. on November 7, 1994, Employee #1, the father of the owner of Hung Landscaping, a family company without employees, was trimming trees and cutting the downed limbs. The chain saw that he was using kicked back when the tip struck a limb, striking him across the neck. The Sacramento City Fire Department performed first aid and CPR, and transported Employee #1 to UC Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, where he died of a severe laceration to the throat that had severed the carotid artery and jugular vein and almost separated his head from his body.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CPR, AGRICULTURE, CHAIN SAW, LACERATION, NECK, BLADE, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120169669			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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