Incident date: 2018-09-04
NAICS industry code: 611620

An employee was striping lines in a soccer field.  He placed a metal stake in the ground, using string as chalk. The string did not reach as far as needed and when the employee tugged on the string, the stake came out of the ground like a slingshot, striking his left bicep. The stake traveled through his arm and punctured his lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate