Incident date: 2025-07-22
NAICS industry code: 921190

A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee was assisting a fire crew with clearing a forest trail. The employee was struck in the left leg by a fire-rated chainsaw. The chainsaw struck the employee underneath their chaps and above their boot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate