Incident date: 2020-11-05
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut juniper branches. The chainsaw came into contact with a downed branch and kicked back, striking the right side of the employee's face and causing an eye injury. 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: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate