Incident date: 2018-08-20
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was using a sledgehammer to drive an 8" railroad spike to secure a street road plate. As the employee struck the railroad spike into the asphalt, it ricocheted out and cut the employee's right shin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Spikes
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate