# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181212412` · 12/3/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
- **Secondary source:** Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
- **Location:** Valley Crest Drive near Eastbrook Lane, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35215
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a chainsaw while cutting brush and small trees in a utility right-of-way. The employee cut an 8- to 9-inch ash tree and the tip of the saw came in contact with a stump resulting in a kickback. The chainsaw struck the employee, resulting in a laceration and fractures to the face.

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