Incident date: 2024-12-27
NAICS industry code: 713910

An employee was cutting up a fallen tree when a branch snapped back and struck him across the chest, resulting in three broken ribs and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Limbs, branches unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate