Incident date: 2015-11-16
NAICS industry code: 924120

An employee was felling a cedar tree with a chain saw.  A branch of the cedar tree hit an 8-inch maple tree.  When the tension was released,  the maple tree whipped back, knocking the employee to the ground.  The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle, ribs, and shoulder, as well as a back injury. The employee was wearing PPE at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate