Incident date: 2018-06-25
NAICS industry code: 561730

On June 25, 2018, an employee was using a chainsaw to trim dead branches from a magnolia tree. He was 2.5 feet off the ground, standing in a tree notch, when he fell. The chainsaw lacerated his left forearm. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate