Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1433155.015 - Wright Tree Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1433155.015

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 09/24/2019

Site Address:
Wright Tree Service, Inc.
2976 County Line Road
Cochranton, PA 16314

Mailing Address:
5930 Grand Ave., West Des Moines, IA 50266

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1501089	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120126.015

Event: 09/20/2019

Employee lacerates thigh and arm when chainsaw kicks back

At 9:20 a.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee was forming a pile of cut brush. A nearby coworker was using a chainsaw to cut up the brush. The coworker's chainsaw kicked back and cut the employee's right thigh and arm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of lacerations to their right thigh and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Chain Saw, Kick Back, Laceration, Material Handling, Saw, Sawblade, Thigh

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433155.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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