# Cuts, lacerations at Asplundh Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `2017065639` · 6/20/2017 · DANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** Route 85, DANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25053
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 20, 2017, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was clearing brush with a chainsaw when the chainsaw made contact with the employee's left forearm, resulting in a severe laceration and hospitalization.

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