Incident date: 2022-06-17
NAICS industry code: 924120

A two-person saw crew was constructing a fire line at a forest fire. One of them was using a chainsaw when it kicked back, striking the other one's right shin. It knocked aside his protective chaps and cut into the skin, muscle, and bone of the lower shin.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate