Incident date: 2022-10-17
NAICS industry code: 541620

The injured employee was holding a container that was being cut by another employee. The chainsaw kicked back and struck the injured employee in the left leg below the knee, resulting in a laceration.

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