Incident date: 2018-09-10
NAICS industry code: 561730

On September 10, 2018, a tree trimmer was removing a limb from a utility line after a storm. When the tension was released, the limb hit the employee in the face, breaking the skull near the eye socket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate