Incident date: 2023-01-25
NAICS industry code: 327113

An employee was opening the door to a vertical lathe to remove a part. The part pushed open the door and fell onto him. It struck him, knocking off his hat, and then landed on his right foot. His toes were fractured and two were medically amputated. He also suffered a minor abrasion on the right side of his forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high