Incident date: 2024-04-11
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was in a bucket truck trimming the upper limbs on a dead tree. They returned to the ground when a large limb at the top of the tree came loose and struck them in the head and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized with a facial laceration and head and spine injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Limbs, branches unattached
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  unspecified
severity: moderate