Incident date: 2024-02-08
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was removing bolts from the bottom cover on a conveyor system when the remaining bolts pulled through allowing the plate to strike his right foot, resulting in multiple fractures and swelling that required hospitalization and surgery. The employee was wearing steel-toe boots at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate