Incident date: 2017-02-27
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was removing the final portion of a tree stump utilizing a pull rope and a vehicle. The rope broke under tension resulting in a large recoil that struck the employee on the right cheek. The employee suffered fractures to the eye socket, abrasions, and contusions. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Rope, twine, string
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate