Incident date: 2022-07-15
NAICS industry code: 561730

On July 15, 2022, an employee was helping another employee cut down a palm tree with a chainsaw. The first employee was pushing the tree when it fell in an unexpected direction and kicked the chainsaw back. The saw cut the employee's left lower leg, and the employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Chainsaws-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate