Incident date: 2023-03-07
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was cutting a piece of a utility pole. The employee climbed the adjacent new pole with pole climbers and used a chain saw to make the cut. The saw kicked back, resulting in lacerations to the employee's arm and chest that required hospitalization and surgery.

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