Incident date: 2016-10-06
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was removing a fallen white pine tree limb with an 8-foot extendable chain saw when a limb fell onto a communication line and struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to the scapula and ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate