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Stringtown Gulch Prescribed Fire Chainsaw Cut 2023

  • Location:

    Colorado

  • Date:

    11/15/2023

  • Incident Type:

    Chainsaw Cut

  • Description:

    As part of burn unit preparation on the Stringtown Gulch Prescribed Fire, Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, a sawyer received a chainsaw cut to the left forearm after experiencing saw kickback during tree felling operations. The sawyer was transported via ground ambulance to the hospital in Loveland, CO.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Chainsaw Cut, Falling Operation, Prescribed Fire

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