Incident date: 2018-10-17
NAICS industry code: 238130

On October 17, 2018, at approximately 1:40 PM, an employee was straddling a truss approximately 16 feet above the ground and cutting the top off the post with a chainsaw. As he made the cut, the chainsaw cut into his right leg above the knee, requiring hospitalization.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate