Incident date: 2022-11-09
NAICS industry code: 213112

On November 9, 2022, while troubleshooting a furnace, a bit was pushed from the pre-heating dome and fell to the cart below, striking the injured employee and pinning his left leg between the cart and the bit. The employee's left ankle was fractured and required surgery. The employee also sustained burns to the right hip and thigh, left ankle, and right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate