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Moose Fire Chainsaw Cut 2022

  • Incident Information:

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    Moose Fire Chainsaw Cut RLS_0.pdf (198.86 KB) 198.86 KB

  • Location:

    Idaho

  • Date:

    09/16/2022

  • Incident Type:

    Chainsaw Cut

  • Description:

    On September 16 at 1015 on the Moose Fire, Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho, an Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) crewmember sustained a chainsaw cut to the left leg. While swamping for their sawyer, the chainsaw kicked back, striking and cutting into the swamper’s chaps. The swamper sustained a four-inch laceration which took 10 staples to close. The firefighter was released later that evening to light duty.

    Chainsaw Cut, Chainsaws, RLS, Hand Crews

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