Incident date: 2023-08-07
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was holding a branch against a log on the ground to make a wedge while another employee was using a chainsaw to cut the wedge. The saw slipped and struck the employee holding the branch, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Chainsaws-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate