Incident date: 2023-07-31
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was climbing down from a tree when dead branches broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained multiple spinal fractures, internal bleeding, and two rib fractures. The employee also lost consciousness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate