# Cuts, lacerations at Old Growth Tree Service
> OSHA SIR `2022098294` · 9/20/2022 · EDWARDS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Old Growth Tree Service
- **Location:** Beaver Creek Open space, EDWARDS, COLORADO, 81632
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a downed tree into pieces with a chainsaw. The chainsaw hit a branch, kicked back, and lacerated the employee's calf.

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