Incident date: 2024-04-16
NAICS industry code: 311613

An employee was preparing to repair a coupling on a boiler. A metal portion of the coupling flew off and struck the employee in the jaw, resulting in a fractured jawbone that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Clamps, couplings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate