Incident date: 2017-10-09
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was attempting to clear slugs from a C-press with a piece of steel when the steel came out of the press and struck the employee's face. The employee suffered a facial laceration and hairline fractures to the jaw.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate