Abstract: At 09:10 a.m. on July 29, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were felling an 11 inch diameter by approximately 48-foot Gray Pine in an Easterly direction. Employee #1 made a conventional notch that penetrated the tree in excess of regulation. Employee #1 made a back cut that penetrated the hinge on the south of the tree. As the tree fell in the Easterly direction, Employee #1 took a position approximately 4 feet to the southwest from the stump, and did not use pre-planned escape path. As the tree canopy made contact with the ground, a large limb within the canopy caused the butt end of the tree to pivot/ spring toward Employee #1's position, striking him in the hip and knocking him to the ground. The butt end of the tree landed on Employee #1's lower left leg, pinning him to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a broken left Tibia and Fibula. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for 12 days, which required four surgeries.