Incident date: 2024-04-23
NAICS industry code: 924120

An employee was using a chainsaw to remove a pine tree. When the pine tree struck the ground, the vibration caused a nearby dead maple tree to fall. It struck the injured employee in the right shoulder, fracturing the shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate