Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143087.015 - Employee lacerates left leg while operating a chain saw

Accident Summary Nr: 143087.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 08/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1545707.015	08/05/2021		561730	J And R Lawns & Landscapes, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:05 a.m. on August 4, 2021, an employee working for a landscaping service was operating a chain saw. The employee began to reposition his footing in order to move the chainsaw while it was still running. The employee inadvertently struck his left leg with the saw. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration to his leg.

Keywords: Catch Point, Chain Saw, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Footings, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Landscaper, Landscaping, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Running, Saw, Sawblade, Struck Against, Unstable Position, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1545707.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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