Incident date: 2022-05-05
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was limbing a tree trunk that had fallen onto power lines. When one limb was trimmed, another whipped upward and struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate