Incident date: 2022-09-07
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was helping unload large-diameter steel bar stock from a saw. The stock was about to hit the front of the saw; he unhooked the magnet holding it on the saw to make adjustments. The material fell onto his leg and broke his femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate