Incident date: 2019-11-01
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was working with a ground man to remove a storm-damaged red oak tree that had fallen on a primary power line and secondary communication lines. The tree was being supported by two branches near ground level. When one branch was cut, the weight shifted onto the other branch, which failed. This caused the tree to roll and strike the employee in the right leg, fracturing his femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate