Incident date: 2021-08-12
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was climbing a tree with a rope and saddle when a knot tied to a carabiner slipped out and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, resulting in possible rib and vertebrae fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate