Incident date: 2021-05-11
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was cutting tree limbs when one of the branches fell, ricocheted off something, and struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized with a large gash on their head and a possible back injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate