# Cuts, lacerations at West Tree Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042940` · 4/7/2016 · ROLAND, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
- **Secondary source:** Chain-link fences, panels
## Employer
- **Name:** West Tree Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 566 Old Hwy 64, ROLAND, OKLAHOMA, 74954
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing brush near a chain link fence at a right-of-way when the employee's saw became caught in with the fencing, causing it to kick back. The employee sustained a horizontal 6-inch to 8-inch laceration across his upper chest, below the neck. He was hospitalized and received stitches.

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