Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yellowstone River Campground, 309 Garden Avenue, BILLINGS, MONTANA 59101
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a stump when the chainsaw kicked back and lacerated his right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
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