Incident date: 2020-06-09
NAICS industry code: 713910

An employee was cutting up tree logs and branches, while on the ground, when the chainsaw he was using kicked out and caught his left leg. He sustained severe cuts to the calf and was hospitalized for surgery.

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