Incident date: 2023-06-22
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was climbing an uprooted tree to clear branches away from electrical conductors. He was tied off to an adjacent tree with fall protection and a climb line. When the employee cut a tree limb, it released the tension in the limb, which struck him in the head and knocked him unconscious. The employee was hospitalized due to spinal edema.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate