Incident date: 2024-03-26
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was climbing a tree. The branch where his tie-in point was located split and he fell 10 feet, resulting in three broken bones in his spine. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate