Incident date: 2023-07-26
NAICS industry code: 532412

A driver had positioned a crane on a road and then exited the cab. The crane operator was rotating the crane into position to back into a space when the boom hit a dead tree. The tree broke apart, sending a limb toward the driver. The tree limb struck his right leg and fractured it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate