Incident date: 2019-01-19
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was driving a wedge into a tree that was being felled. The wind blew the tree down in the opposite direction from the one intended; part of the tree struck the employee, causing a broken left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate