Incident date: 2020-07-08
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was using a cant hook to remove a stuck cant from a cant catcher. The cant kicked back and struck the employee in the lower left leg, breaking the leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Logs
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate