Incident date: 2020-11-05
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was performing landscaping work when the edger struck a nylon strap that was buried in the mulch. The strap hit the employee in the face and broke his safety glasses resulting in an eye injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Strapping
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate