Incident date: 2015-09-03
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting a fallen tree limb when it became unstable, rolled, and knocked him off of a deck to the ground roughly 11 feet below. The employee sustained broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate