Incident date: 2017-03-31
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was cutting a fallen tree that was laying on a telephone cable. When the tree was cut, pressure was released on the telephone cable, which sprung back up and threw the limb toward the employee. He suffered a contusion to the right side of his face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Limbs, branches-unattached
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate