Incident date: 2017-10-12
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was changing a beam on a skid steer using a hammer when a chip of steel broke loose and punctured the employee's left arm, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate