Incident date: 2024-08-19
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was installing a fence. When cutting a section of wire for the fence from a spool, the section he cut retracted and struck the employee's left eye. The tension wire caused a puncture through the inside corner of his eye under his safety glasses. It penetrated the orbital socket, causing a fracture to his orbital bone and a brain bleed behind his eye. He developed swelling and bruising.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wire, cables nonelectrified
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple regions of the head
severity: moderate