Incident date: 2022-10-06
NAICS industry code: 561730

A crew was removing a white pine tree. A piece (about 16 feet long and 11 inches thick) had been cut from the tree and was being lowered to the ground when it struck a large rock, changed direction, and struck one of the employees, who was standing about 40-50 feet away from the base of the tree.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate