Incident date: 2016-06-30
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was changing out the retainer on a shear machine when he was struck in the chest by the retainer ring, breaking his sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate