Incident date: 2024-10-22
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was drilling a hole in the ceiling at a job site using a power drill when the drill struck their face and eye area, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drills, braces, drivers
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate