Incident date: 2019-05-29
NAICS industry code: 331410

On May 29, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being struck in the chest by a piece of metal while troubleshooting the chip compactor after an explosion inside the machine. The employee sustained a chest burn and bruise.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate