Incident date: 2016-04-06
NAICS industry code: 813110

An employee was on a ladder trimming branches when he was hit by a falling branch. He then fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a damaged spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate