Incident date: 2022-01-10
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was repairing a garage door. As the employee was adjusting a spring, the ratchet they were using sprang back and hit them in the head. The employee was hospitalized, requiring stitches to the forehead.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Ratchet drivers-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate