Incident date: 2021-01-26
NAICS industry code: 441222

An employee was operating a 30-ton press shear when a chip of metal struck the employee in the throat causing a puncture injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate