Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317246759 - Leonardo Logging & Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 317246759

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/17/2013

Site Address:
Leonardo Logging & Construction Inc
Monument Rd
Rio Dell, CA 95562

Mailing Address:
604 L St, Fortuna, CA 95540

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/11/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102685849

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170784789

Event: 08/15/2013

Employee Fractures Finger and Thumb When Saw Kicks Back

On August 15, 2013, Employee #1 was knot bumping a Douglass Fir tree on the landing of a logging operation. The employee was using a Huskqvarna chainsaw when it kicked back and struck his left thumb and index finger. Employee #1's finger and thumb were lacerated and fractured. The employee was driven out of the woods by a coworker to an area hospital and later taken by ambulance to a regional hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair to his left thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: BUMPER JACK, KICK BACK, FRACTURE, CHAIN SAW, FINGER, THUMB, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317246759			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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