Incident date: 2022-10-24
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was unboxing a piece of sheet metal outdoors. The employee placed the sheet against a table and a gust of wind caused the sheet metal to blow into the air. The employee attempted to catch the sheet, resulting in a laceration in the right forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Sheet metal
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate