Incident date: 2019-08-16
NAICS industry code: 517212

On August 16, 2019, an employee was cutting a telephone pole with a chainsaw. The saw kicked back and struck his right leg, causing a severe laceration, a chipped bone, and cut tendons. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Chainsaws-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate