Incident date: 2023-11-07
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was aloft in a tree cutting tree limbs. He was using a rope system and while repositioning, he slipped on moss that was on the tree bark and struck his knee awkwardly on the tree. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate