OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221487440
4-EVER-GREEN LAWN CARE R.K.P., INC
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL·
Event description
Employee suffers laceration when chain saw kicks back
Investigation abstract
On January 31, 2022, an employee was working as a groundskeeper and gardener for a landscaping service. He was working from a bucket, trimming a tree. He was using a STIHL model MS-194 t-z3/8 SPUR chain saw. The chain saw kicked back, and the running chain struck the employee's right forearm. The employee's forearm was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 486
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