Incident date: 2023-03-08
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was using a weed trimmer with a metal blade to cut brush. The blade struck a rock and broke; fragments of it struck the employee's right leg, causing a laceration and a broken bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate