# Cuts, lacerations at BRIGHTVIEW TREE CARE SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019043464` · 4/3/2019 · KEY LARGO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple arm locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** BRIGHTVIEW TREE CARE SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** Ocean Reef Community Association, KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, 33037
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was using a chainsaw to trim a coconut tree, the chainsaw kicked back causing lacerations to the left forearm and bicep.

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