Incident date: 2016-09-14
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was feeding a chipper machine while tied around a rope for fall protection. The rope was pulled by a piece of machinery and gave way, allowing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee fractured both legs and dislocated a thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate