Incident date: 2024-10-04
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was operating a chainsaw when the blade kicked back and struck another employee. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to the right side of their face, shoulder, and chest areas.

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: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate