Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 332710

On October 19, 2023, two employees were trying to loosen a stuck lug nut on a tire rim. The injured employee was holding onto the wrench while the other employee hit it with a hammer. When the wrench was hit, it came loose and struck the injured employee, causing a broken nose requiring amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Wrenches-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: high