Incident date: 2023-06-29
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was cutting a branch on a downed power line when tension in the power line released, causing it to snap up and strike the employee in the chest and neck area. The employee suffered internal chest and throat trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate