Incident date: 2020-06-03
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting up felled trees. The tree supporting the tree he was cutting snapped back and struck the employee in the knee. The employee suffered a fractured knee and torn ligaments.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate