OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388119
MI LAWN AND LANDSCAPE
ADA, MI·
Event description
Employee cutting tree trunk lacerates leg when caught by cha
Investigation abstract
At 4:00 p.m. on July 31, 2021, Employee #1 was cutting a tree trunk to fell it. The trunk fell on previously cut branches, causing one branch to spring upward and the employee's leg to move toward the chainsaw. The employee sustained a laceration and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 786
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