OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488662

KICK BACK,CHAIN SAW,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,TREE,NECK

1986-07-14T00:00:00

Event: KICK BACK,CHAIN SAW,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,TREE,NECK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14488662
Report ID: 215000

Event description

EMPLOYEE FATALLY CUT BY CHAIN SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVING TREES FROM THE SITE TO CLEAR IT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PRIVA TE HOUSE. HE WAS USING A HOMELITE GAS-POWERED CHAIN SAW TO CUT UP TREE TRUNKS. S UDDENLY, THE CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK. THE BLADE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LEFT NEC K AND CLAVICLE AREA, FATALLY CUTTING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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