# Cuts, lacerations at The Davey Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `2023076083` · 7/10/2023 · VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** The Davey Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** Private Residence, VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15147
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree stump to be flush with the ground. The employee's saw kicked back and its blade lacerated the employee's left thigh. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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