Incident date: 2018-12-03
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was operating a chainsaw while cutting brush and small trees in a utility right-of-way. The employee cut an 8- to 9-inch ash tree and the tip of the saw came in contact with a stump resulting in a kickback. The chainsaw struck the employee, resulting in a laceration and fractures to the face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Chainsaws-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate