Incident date: 2023-08-27
NAICS industry code: 113310

An employee was felling a hemlock tree with a chainsaw. A nearby tree pushed the tree off the stump, causing it to strike the employee. He sustained punctures to multiple abdominal areas and his femur was fractured in three places. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate