Incident date: 2020-05-15
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was cutting a willow tree branch (12-14" diameter) when the branch snapped and came down on the employee. He suffered lacerations to the head and right kidney.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate