Incident date: 2025-08-06
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was working on a tree thinning unit and was cutting a 6" diameter tree. During the back-cut when the chainsaw kicked back. The saw struck her, resulting in a 3-inch laceration on her left leg below the knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate