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Lost Lake Chainsaw Kickback 2013

  • Incident Information:

    Lost_Lake_Chainsaw_Kickback_FLA

  • Location:

    Wyoming

  • Date:

    08/21/2013

  • Incident Type:

    Chainsaw Cut

  • Description:

    The injury occurred while preforming indirect line construction on the Lost Lake Fire. The firefighter had felled a tree and was in the initial stages of ‘low stumping’ when a violent chainsaw ‘kickback’ occurred causing the injury. The firefighter was evaluated by on-site EMTs, treated on scene, and transported to West Park Hospital in Cody, WY with a non-life threatening injury. The firefighter was released from the hospital the following day, August 22, 2013.

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