Incident date: 2024-03-13
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was felling a tree when the chainsaw kicked back and contacted their left upper thigh, resulting in a laceration and hospitalization.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate