Incident date: 2025-04-17
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut plastic pipe in a hole. The chainsaw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Chest  unspecified
severity: moderate