Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at US Forest service, Bitterroot National Forest, Stevensville Ranger District
Start: 8/6/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025087755 · 8/6/2025 · US Forest service, Bitterroot National Forest, Stevensville Ranger District

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Chainsaws
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: US Forest service, Bitterroot National Forest, Stevensville Ranger District
Location: Near Sweathouse Creek Trailhead, N 46 24.99 W 114 11.90, VICTOR, MONTANA, 59875
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a tree thinning unit and was cutting a 6" diameter tree. During the back-cut when the chainsaw kicked back. The saw struck her, resulting in a 3-inch laceration on her left leg below the knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown