Incident date: 2021-12-17
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was installing a garage door. As he moved the center bearing bracket into place, the wood spring pad cracked. The bracket gave out and hit him in the mouth. He suffered lacerations to the mouth and chin and lost two front teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Tooth (teeth)
severity: moderate