Incident date: 2023-07-20
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was conducting tree trimming operations when the branch he was tied off to broke. The employee fell 18 feet to the ground and sustained a left wrist fracture that required surgery.

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: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate