Incident date: 2017-11-21
NAICS industry code: 111336

An employee was cutting a tree limb when it swung back and hit his leg. He suffered a lower right leg fracture and dislocated kneecap, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate