Incident date: 2019-04-29
NAICS industry code: 238910

On 4/29/2019, an employee was conducting landscaping operations at a street corner. He pushed a tree branch out of his way, and it snapped back and struck his face. A splinter pierced the left upper cheek just below the eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood splinters
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Cheek(s)
severity: moderate