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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20190910227 · 9/30/2019 · Kootenai National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Chainsaws-powered
Secondary source
Rocks, crushed stone

Employer

Name
Kootenai National Forest
Location
Cripple Creek Drainage off National Forest Rd 835, LIBBY, MONTANA, 59923
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting small-diameter trees and shrubs with a chainsaw when he slipped on rocks. The saw contacted the bottom of his chaps, pulling them away from the back of his leg. The saw then contacted the back of his leg and cut his calf, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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