Incident date: 2024-12-04
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting trees when a 35-foot tree was felled. When the tree struck the ground it landed on a small log, causing the log to shift and strike the employee's lower right leg. The employee sustained fractures to their tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Logs
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate