Incident date: 2023-03-15
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee was operating a forging press machine. He went to load a part into the machine that already had a part in it. When the die came down, the parts shattered and shrapnel lacerated the employee's neck. The injury required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate