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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2022065296 · 6/17/2022 · U.S. FOREST SERVICE, LA GRANDE RANGER DISTRICT

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 other person
Source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
U.S. FOREST SERVICE, LA GRANDE RANGER DISTRICT
Location
Aggie Creek, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, 99701
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A two-person saw crew was constructing a fire line at a forest fire. One of them was using a chainsaw when it kicked back, striking the other one's right shin. It knocked aside his protective chaps and cut into the skin, muscle, and bone of the lower shin.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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