OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488662
NICHELSEN TREE SERVICE
BROOKLYN, NY·
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
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#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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