Incident date: 2021-05-31
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was attempting to restore power by removing tree limbs from the power lines and fell out of a tree. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured T6-T8 vertebrae, and an injured sternum, a right ankle tendon injury, and a lumbar injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate