Incident date: 2020-09-30
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee fell while climbing a poplar tree, landing on the ground about 30 feet below and suffering a broken femur, ankle, wrist, and pelvis, as well as minor compression fractures in his spine. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate