Incident date: 2016-09-20
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming a bush with a hedge trimmer when the trimmer became caught up on a bush and kicked back onto the employee. He covered his face with his right hand and his index finger was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate