# Cuts, lacerations at U.S. FOREST SERVICE, LA GRANDE RANGER DISTRICT
> OSHA SIR `2022065296` · 6/17/2022 · FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. FOREST SERVICE, LA GRANDE RANGER DISTRICT
- **Location:** Aggie Creek, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, 99701
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A two-person saw crew was constructing a fire line at a forest fire. One of them was using a chainsaw when it kicked back, striking the other one's right shin. It knocked aside his protective chaps and cut into the skin, muscle, and bone of the lower shin.

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