Incident date: 2023-05-11
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was performing an undercut on a felled poplar tree to clear land for a new power line. The tree released tension and splintered, striking the employee in the leg. The employee sustained a left tibia fracture just below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate