Incident date: 2022-02-22
NAICS industry code: 332111

An employee was adjusting the steady rest on the side of a lathe. The grating he was standing on slid, opening a gap, and his left leg fell into a chip conveyor trough. He suffered a laceration and fracture to the lower leg and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Grates and drains in floor surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate