Incident date: 2024-07-01
NAICS industry code: 332311

An employee was changing the blades on an ironworker machine when the blades contacted each other and exploded, striking the employee's chest and causing injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Chest  unspecified
severity: moderate