OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350565
WILLIE SPENCE
LAFAYETTE, AL—
Event description
CUT BY A CHAIN SAW WHICH KICKED BACK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING LIMBS FROM THE TOP OF A TREE WHICH HAD BEEN SKIDDED UP T O THE STAGING POINT. THE SAW APPARENTLY KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN TH E NECK AREA. HIS NECK WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED, KILLING HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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