Incident date: 2025-08-15
NAICS industry code: 561730

Employees were restoring communication lines when the injured employee was struck in the face by a co-worker's shovel. The employee sustained a laceration to the right ear and cheek.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Shovels
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
severity: moderate