[State]: California [Date]: 09/23/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut An IHC crewmember sustained a stab/cut injury to the forearm from a chainsaw. While carrying a chainsaw on the shoulder while walking down a steep drainage, the crewmember lost footing and fell. The chainsaw’s dogs cut...
[State]: Idaho [Date]: 09/16/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut #Idaho #ChainsawCut #Chainsaws
[State]: Idaho [Date]: 08/28/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut A hand crew member was injured while operating a chainsaw during indirect line construction. The crew member slipped on a cut bank and fell on the chainsaw, cutting an approximately 3” gash on the upper wrist. A crew EMTB...
[State]: Montana [Date]: 08/26/2022 [Incident Type]: Hit by Tree An IHC crew member sustained a leg injury while performing hazard tree mitigation in front of the crew. A snag was felled and hung up in another tree; in the process of removing the hung-up tree, a piece of the trunk unexpectedly...
[State]: California [Date]: 08/21/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut A sawyer sustained a cut to the left arm via chainsaw during tree felling operations. Patient was transported to a local hospital via agency vehicle for treatment of the laceration. [This data was provided by the USFS...
[State]: California [Date]: 08/4/2022 [Incident Type]: Hit by Tree An IHC crewmember was struck by the top of a tree while assisting a faller. The individual was serving as the swamper, and the top of the tree broke off and impacted the individual’s hip. The crew member was evaluated by line...
[State]: Oregon [Date]: 08/04/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut A firefighter sustained a chainsaw cut to the shin/calf while swamping. Patient received initial treatment by IHC medical personnel, then transported via agency vehicle to ALS ambulance, then to the hospital. Patient received...
[State]: Alaska [Date]: 07/16/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut An IHC crewmember sustained a cut to the hand from a chainsaw while swamping for the sawyer while constructing line. The swamper/sawyer were facing away from each other and turned in the same direction, causing a strike to the...
[State]: Alaska [Date]: 07/13/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut An IHC crew member received an approximately 8” long x 2” deep cut to the calf from a chainsaw. Initial reports are that the crew member ran into a saw team. Crew member was transported to a hospital for care. [This data was...
[State]: Alaska [Date]: 06/17/2022 [Incident Type]: Chainsaw Cut An IHC crew member was injured while swamping for a sawyer when the saw made contact with the front of the shin. The individual was transported via air to a hospital and admitted for the night. An orthopedic doctor examined the...