Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201100609 - Employee Injured When Chain Saw Cuts Knee
Accident: 201100609 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/01/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125669283 | 06/18/1998 | 2411 | Western Pacific/Picket Peak Logging | ||||
Employee #1, a choker setter, slipped and fell while carrying a chain saw, and fell on the chain. The chain has sharp points which struck Employee #1's knee. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital for a laceration to his knee and released. Employee #1 developed an infection over the weekend and was hospitalized for three days. | |||||||
Keywords:
knee, chain saw, slip, choker setter, laceration, infection, fall, struck by, logging
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125669283 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Timber cutting and logging occupations |