OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568398
PPE,CHAIN SAW,LIMBING,LACERATION,BUCKING,LOGGING,LEG
Event description
CUT BY A CHAIN SAW
Investigation abstract
THE FIRM'S SPECIFIC WORK PROCESS AT THE SITE INCLUDED FELLING, LIMBING, BUCKING, YARDING AND CUTTING TREES INTO FIREWOOD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LIMBING AND BUCKING TR EES WITH A STEHL CHAINSAW ABOUT 100 YARDS DOWNHILL FROM THE WOOD CUTTING AREA. W HILE STANDING ON A LOG, HE CUT THRU A FIVE INCH DIAMETER TREE TOP, WHICH WAS IN A TENSIONED POSITION, ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE TREE SECTION RELEA SED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE DROPPED THE CHAIN SA W, WHICH CONTACTED HIS LEFT LEG. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS CUTS AND LACERATIONS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING LEG PROTECTION DEVICES AND INITIATED THE CUT THRU THE T REE FROM THE WRONG SIDE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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