# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas District
> OSHA SIR `2025077116` · 7/22/2025 · MCCALL, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas District
- **Location:** Payette National Forest, MCCALL, IDAHO, 83638
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee was assisting a fire crew with clearing a forest trail. The employee was struck in the left leg by a fire-rated chainsaw. The chainsaw struck the employee underneath their chaps and above their boot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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