Incident date: 2019-04-12
NAICS industry code: 541310

An employee was using a core drilling machine to take samples from larger concrete samples. The drill bit became stuck in the concrete, causing the drill base to swing around and strike the employee's leg, breaking it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate