Incident date: 2021-12-15
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was working with a tree trimming crew. He was freeing up a rope in a winch spool on the back of a chipper when the winch activated. His left arm was trapped between the rope and the winch housing, and he suffered a fracture to the forearm. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Chippers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate