Incident date: 2024-06-28
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was pruning a palm tree with a chainsaw. The chainsaw kicked back and struck employee under the left arm and across the left side of the chest. The employee was hospitalized.

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