Incident date: 2019-08-06
NAICS industry code: 928120

While in pursuit of a suspect in the desert, an employee ran through a mesquite bush that caused a puncture injury requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Shrubs, grasses
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Pelvic region, unspecified
severity: moderate