MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Hazlett, Inc.
Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
Final narrative
On 10/16/2017, an employee was in an aerial lift cutting a tree with a chainsaw. He put the saw down on the tree and went to break off a tree limb to throw it clear of a fence. The chainsaw began to move and he went to stop it. The saw then revved up and amputated his left pinky finger to the first knuckle.
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