CHAINSAW SAFETY OEH:5410 PSA Chainsaw Safety Chainsaw Facts Each year over 3 million new chainsaws...
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- CHAINSAW SAFETY OEH:5410 PSA
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- Chainsaw Safety
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- Chainsaw Facts Each year over 3 million new chainsaws are sold
in the United States. Each year 28,500 people are injured by
chainsaws. The most common hazards associated with chainsaws are
injuries caused by kickback, pushback, and pull-in. J Forensic
Sci.J Forensic Sci. 2004 Mar;49(2):345-50
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- Types of Chainsaw Injuries Bar nose kickback is one of the more
common causes of serious chain saw injury accidents.
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- Types of Chainsaw Injuries Kickback may occur when the moving
chain at the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object, or
when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut. Tip
or bar nose contact can, in some cases, cause a lightning-fast
reverse reaction.
http://www.oregonproducts.com/pro/service/kickback.htm
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- Types of Chainsaw Injuries Pull-in
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- Types of Chainsaw Injuries Pull-in results when the operator is
pulling the chainsaw through the material. Once the chainsaw is
through the material the force exerted by the operator pulls the
chainsaw toward the operator which can cause serious injury.
http://www.oregonproducts.com/pro/service/kickback.htm
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- Chainsaw Injury Statistics According to the U.S. Consumer
Products Safety Commission there were over 28,500 chain saw
injuries in 1999. More than 36% were injuries to the legs and
knees. The average chainsaw injury requires 110 stitches and the
average medical cost was $ 5,600.00 in 1989. Medical costs for
chainsaw injuries based on these facts amount to about 350 million
dollars per year. There are 69,000 professional loggers in the
U.S.. The cost of equipping all of them with one pair of chainsaw
chaps at approximately $75.00 each would result in a total annual
expense of five million dollars. There are few situations where
safety has a more immediate payback than in the logging industry.
Data from U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
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- Chain Saw Injury Locations
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- Tree-cutting Injuries Bureau of Labor Statistics Analysis of
1,086 Accidents Bureau of Labor Statistics (1984). Work injury
report (WIR) injuries in the logging industry. 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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- Preventing Chainsaw Injuries Prior to operating the Chainsaw:
Become familiar with the operators manual. Become familiar with the
controls of the chainsaw. Develop an awareness of the hazards of
operating a chainsaw. Obtain properly fitted personal protective
equipment.
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- Typical Chainsaw Controls
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- Properly Starting a Chainsaw When starting a chainsaw: Place
the chainsaw on the ground. Place your foot in the rear hand guard.
Position one hand on the forward hand guard. Pull the starting rope
in a quick upward motion.
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- Properly Starting a Chainsaw autonopedia.org
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- Properly Sawing a Log
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- Chainsaw PPE Elvex Safety Products Protective Chaps
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- Chainsaw PPE Helmet with Face Protection and Hearing Protection
Elvex Safety Products
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- Chainsaw PPE Protective Gloves Elvex Safety Products
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- Chainsaw PPE Protective Boots with Studs Elvex Safety
Products
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- The End