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CHAINSAW SAFETY

OEH:5410

PSA

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Chainsaw Safety

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 Ty+es f Chainsaw In,-ries

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 Ty+es f Chainsaw In,-ries

• ic.ac #ay cc-r when the#!in; chain at the nse r ti+ f the;-i%e .ar t-ches an .,ect* r when

the w% c$ses in an% +inches thesaw chain in the c-t' Ti+ r .ar nsecntact can* in s#e cases* ca-se a

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 Ty+es f Chainsaw In,-ries

• P-$$in res-$ts when the +eratr is+-$$in; the chainsaw thr-;h the#ateria$' Once the chainsaw is

thr-;h the #ateria$ the frcee=erte% .y the +eratr +-$$s thechainsaw twar% the +eratr which

can ca-se seri-s in,-ry'

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Chainsaw In,-ry Statistics

• Accr%in; t the &'S' Cns-#er Pr%-cts SafetyC##issin there were !er ()*500 chain saw in,-ries in1666' re than ">? were in,-ries t the $e;s an% nees'

•  The a!era;e chainsaw in,-ry re@-ires 110 stitches an% the

a!era;e #e%ica$ cst was 5*>00'00 in 16)6'• e%ica$ csts fr chainsaw in,-ries .ase% n these factsa#-nt t a.-t "50 #i$$in %$$ars +er year'

•  There are >6*000 +rfessina$ $;;ers in the &'S'' The cstf e@-i++in; a$$ f the# with ne +air f chainsaw cha+s at

a++r=i#ate$y B5'00 each w-$% res-$t in a tta$ ann-a$e=+ense f !e #i$$in %$$ars'

•  There are few sit-atins where safety has a #rei##e%iate +ay.ac than in the $;;in; in%-stry'

Data from U.S. Consumer ProductsSafety Commission

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Chain Saw Injury Locations

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Tree-cutting Injuries Bureau of Labor Statistics na!ysis of "#$%&ccidents

Bureau of Labor Statistics (1984). Work injury report (WIR) injuries in the loggingindustry. Bulletin 2203 (Ex. 2-1).

Struck by tree or limb

Fall

Chain saw injury

Muscle strain

Hit by cable, hook

Other 

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Pre!entin; ChainsawIn,-ries

Prior to o'erating the Chainsaw(

• 9ec#e fa#i$iar with the +eratrs#an-a$'

• 9ec#e fa#i$iar with the cntr$s fthe chainsaw'

• De!e$+ an awareness f the ha/ar%sf +eratin; a chainsaw'

• O.tain +r+er$y tte% +ersna$+rtecti!e e@-i+#ent'

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 Ty+ica$ Chainsaw Cntr$s

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Pr+er$y Startin; aChainsaw

a-tn+e%ia'r;

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Chainsaw PPE

He$#et with FacePrtectin an% Hearin;

PrtectinE$!e= SafetyPr%-cts

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Chainsaw PPE

Prtecti!e 9tswith St-%s E$!e= Safety Pr%-cts

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