Incident date: 2025-04-23
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was using a chainsaw to prune a coconut palm. The chainsaw kicked back and struck the employee's left wrist, resulting in lacerations that required surgery to repair a tendon.

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: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate