Incident date: 2020-04-07
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee had been trimming a tree at a peak working height of approximately 40 feet. While descending the tree, the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate