Incident date: 2021-04-28
NAICS industry code: 331222

An employee was manually operating a wire-drawing machine to remove the remaining wire coil. The wire came free of the guide roller and struck the safety cage, which lifted quickly and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a contusion and a laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate