# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at AKA Tree Service LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024064917` · 6/4/2024 · ACWORTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** AKA Tree Service LLC
- **Location:** 3097 Chelsea Lane, ACWORTH, GEORGIA, 30102
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A tree climber was cutting a limb that was being rigged down from an aerial position. As he cut the limb, the limb began to fall. The tip of the chainsaw hit the limb causing the saw to kick back into his right upper leg and lacerate it.

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