# Cuts, lacerations at Wright Tree Service Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085946` · 8/19/2015 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Wright Tree Service Inc.
- **Location:** 2223 S Ridge Way, IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*