Incident date: 2022-06-23
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was removing a rope from a fallen tree. A tree stub rolled into the employee from about 8 feet away, striking him in the ribcage area. He suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate