"Employee was manual felling an area for the future Paw Paw waterline project with another employee approx. 500 ft apart. During one of his completed tree fells approx. 14’ an unseen loose vine that was covered in leafs got intertwined in the neighboring tree approx. 4’ splitting it in half and causing it to spring toward the employee unexpectedly as the employee was traveling away from base of tree via is exit route. The impact striking him in the left side of hard hat."

"The injured employee contacted his fellow employee for help via cell phone who was located at the current site area. Contact was made upon the initial blow from the limb to the head area. That employee in turn went to immediately assist injured and called the on -site foreman gave location details and need for means of egress. Employee was then transported by utv to a waiting pickup and then transported to the nearest hospital for medical treatment/evaluation."

Kevin was clearing in the same vicinity 500'-700' away with no line of sight. He received a phone call from Wes letting him know that he had been struck. When he got to Wes, he found him sitting upright, conscious and coherent. They contacted Josh Boulet for assistance, Josh contacted Jeremy Lane. Jememy and MIke Shreve came in and removed Wes with a UTV. Kevin stated that he asked what happened and Wes was unsure.