Incident date: 2015-08-13
NAICS industry code: 811111

On August 13, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was cutting tree branches from a ladder while using a chain saw. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered multiple injuries to the hands, as well as broken ribs.  The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate