Incident date: 2018-01-03
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was walking near another employee who was cutting a tree stump with a chain saw when the saw kicked back and hit the first employee. He suffered a laceration to his left shin that required stitches and overnight hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Chainsaws-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate