Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170764559 - Employee'S Leg Lacerated By Chain Saw
Accident: 170764559 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/07/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125586024 | 07/07/1998 | 1611 | Brundidge Construction | ||||
Employee #1 was using a chain saw to cut down and remove trees from an open field. He was making a back cut into a tree when he fell backward, severely lacerating his right leg above the knee with the chain saw. Employee #1, who had been on the job for 5 1/2 months at the time of the accident, was not wearing any form of leg protection. | |||||||
Keywords:
portable power tool, protective clothing, tree felling, ppe, chain saw, work rules, construction, laceration, fall, leg
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 1 | 16 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125586024 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Landscaping FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |