Incident date: 2024-07-23
NAICS industry code: 113310

An employee was felling trees at a logging site. A falling tree kicked back and struck his chest pinning him against another tree. The employee sustained a lacerated spleen and a possible broken bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate