Incident date: 2018-02-22
NAICS industry code: 114210

An employee was trying out new tree climbing gear. While repelling down from the tree, the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the right wrist and a bruised/fractured pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate