Incident date: 2022-03-24
NAICS industry code: 423620

On March 24, 2022, an employee was load-testing an air dryer when the muffler failed and flew apart. It struck the employee in the head, causing three facial fractures. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate