Incident date: 2023-09-22
NAICS industry code: 722310

An employee was working near a colleague who was cutting down trees with a chainsaw. The chainsaw kicked back, striking the injured employee's left lower leg. The employee sustained a shin laceration.

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