Incident date: 2023-07-19
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was removing a bearing from a shaft using a benchtop press when the bearing failed and they were struck by part of the bearing in the neck, resulting in an impalement injury that required surgery.

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