Incident date: 2023-02-17
NAICS industry code: 111421

An employee was cutting a log with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back into the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a left leg laceration, which required surgery.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate