Incident date: 2019-09-30
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was cutting small-diameter trees and shrubs with a chainsaw when he slipped on rocks. The saw contacted the bottom of his chaps, pulling them away from the back of his leg. The saw then contacted the back of his leg and cut his calf, requiring hospitalization.

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