Incident date: 2015-08-19
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was standing on the ground and tripped on a fallen tree. The employee was trying to cut a vine when the chain tip hit the wooden fence, causing the chainsaw to kick back. The chain hit and lacerated the employee on the top of the left shoulder.

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: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate