Incident date: 2016-05-05
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming a tree with a chainsaw. The chainsaw kicked back and cut the employee's left calf. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate