Incident date: 2022-07-28
NAICS industry code: 561730

Three employees were cutting and removing a tree limb. One of them was holding a pulley rope that was attached to the limb. After the limb was cut, it swung and struck his upper body. He suffered a broken right arm and dislocations to both shoulders.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate