Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at U.S. Forest Service Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Start: 11/15/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110550 · 11/15/2023 · U.S. Forest Service Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Forest Service Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Location: Stingtown Gulch, Canyon Lake Ranger District, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 80521
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was felling a tree with a chainsaw when the chain contacted a yellow wedge that was jammed in the center of the tree. The chainsaw walked along the wedge and kicked back out of the tree. The chainsaw then pivoted along the rear handle and pulled the employee's left hand allowing the chain to contact and lacerate his left forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown