Incident date: 2024-03-05
NAICS industry code: 423930

On March 5, 2024, an employee was using a torch to cut a metal coil starting from the inside and working outward to reduce the tension in the coil. Near the end, the coil snapped and hit his leg resulting in a fractured right leg that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate