OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14349682
JACK GRAY
RALEIGH, MS—
Event description
NECK CUT BY CHAIN SAW
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to cut a small limb, using a back cut. When the cut w as completed, he could not release the upward force immediately and pulled the s aw blade into his neck. The employee was working at his regularly assigned job, but did not have full control of the saw because he was making a back cut. The e mployee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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