Incident date: 2017-02-10
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was standing on a ladder while trimming tree branches with a chain saw when a tree branch grabbed the saw. The employee removed a hand from the saw to try and catch the branch. The saw blade then lacerated the employee's left forearm, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate