Incident date: 2024-08-10
NAICS industry code: 924120

An employee was engaged in fighting a wildfire when they were struck in the head by a falling tree that was approximately 18 inches in diameter and 30-50 feet tall. The employee sustained severe head trauma and injuries to their shoulder and collarbone requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Forest fire or wildfire
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate