Incident date: 2023-01-03
NAICS industry code: 221113

Two employees were drilling a 22-inch diameter hole into the floor of a turbine when the drill bit got stuck. As the employees went to unjam it, the drill became energized and the frame of the drill struck the employees, resulting in a fractured arm, a fractured rib, a laceration to the head, bruises, and abrasions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drills-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low