Incident date: 2023-01-26
NAICS industry code: 111421

An employee was pruning a tree at an elevated height when the tie-in point on the limb he was secured to failed. The employee fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate