Incident date: 2017-12-05
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was using a fence post driver to install temporary fence posts. After he installed a post, he noticed that it was crooked. He was attempting to straighten it when he lost his footing. The post then swung back and hit him in the face, severely lacerating his nose and requiring overnight hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Posts, bollards, moorings
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate