Incident date: 2022-02-07
NAICS industry code: 336370

An employee was setting up a metal stamping press. While removing the old mold, he lost balance and fell. He stuck his arm out to break the fall and his elbow hit the tool rail. The employee sustained a fractured right elbow, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate