Incident date: 2017-03-01
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming tree branches on the ground with a chain saw. The employee tripped on a tree branch while operating chain saw, causing the chain saw to kick back and strike him in the face. He received a laceration to the right eye and cheek.

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: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate