Incident date: 2020-07-13
NAICS industry code: 561730

On July 13, 2020, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was in a bucket truck using a chainsaw to cut a tree. While cutting, the chainsaw got stuck, causing the tree to twist. A rope, which is used to lower the tree, swung and caught the employee around the neck. The employee was pulled from the bucket but was suspended by his fall harness. The employee was hospitalized with neck injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate