Incident date: 2016-11-19
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was working from an aerial lift and cutting a tree limb. The tree limb fell towards him and pinched his arm between the end of the limb and the aerial lift bucket. His right upper arm was lacerated and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate