Incident date: 2021-01-07
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was bucking an 18-inch-thick pine tree into logs using a 24-inch-long chainsaw. The pressure of a cut tree released and the tree sprang back toward the employee, crushing his right foot and penetrating his boot. The foot was broken and punctured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate