Incident date: 2020-12-30
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting down a birch tree. While he was making a cut to remove a section of the tree above his tie-in location, the tree broke below his feet. He fell to the ground about 20 feet below and suffered broken ribs and internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate