Incident date: 2015-10-16
NAICS industry code: 237110

On Friday, October 16, an employee was preparing to lower the drill bar from the rest of the drilling machine. The bar separated from the tool that was holding it and fell on the employee. He sustained four fractured ribs and a blow to the right side of his face and left shoulder.

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
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate