Incident date: 2016-05-09
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming a limb of the tree in order to be flush to the trunk while he was ten feet high on the tree. While the employee was maneuvering to get the tasks done, the chain saw contacted his lower left leg resulting in a laceration that required staples.

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