Incident date: 2022-03-15
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was directing a crew to cut a tree in an electric line's right of way. The tree fell the wrong way and knocked the employee to the ground, then landed on a utility vehicle and rolled back onto the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate