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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388119

MI LAWN AND LANDSCAPE

Event
Caught By, Chain Saw, Cutting, Laceration, Leg, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care
NAICS
541320
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345510838
Employer profile
MI LAWN AND LANDSCAPE
Summary number
221388119
Report ID
0552652

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

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    786

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