Incident date: 2019-12-09
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was removing the yoke from the transmission on a commercial truck. A bolt broke and shot back into the employee's face. The employee suffered a left-side facial fracture and tearing of the orbital socket, requiring hospitalization for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate