Incident date: 2025-06-26
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was removing a storm damaged tree from a utility wire. After making his final cut he began to retreat. The log rolled, striking the employee and rolling over his legs. The employee sustained a laceration to his liver and bruising to his lower legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Liver
severity: moderate