Incident date: 2022-07-24
NAICS industry code: 332721

An employee had been polishing a rifle barrel in a profiling machine. When the employee reversed the spindle to remove the barrel, the barrel flew out of the machine and hit him in the ribs. He suffered a laceration to the ribcage, broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate