Incident date: 2016-04-22
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was standing on a ladder and using a manual pole saw to cut a tree limb. The manual pole saw extended about 8 to 10 feet. The saw became caught in the limb, and the employee was trying to free the saw from the limb. When the saw was freed from the limb, it fell, and the blade struck the employee's left arm above the elbow. He suffered a severe arm laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate