Incident date: 2017-09-22
NAICS industry code: 561730

On 9/22/2017, an employee was operating a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree into small pieces for removal when the chainsaw kicked back and cut his left-side pelvis. He was hospitalized and had 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: Pelvic region, unspecified
severity: moderate