Incident date: 2016-06-09
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was using hand tools to unload a spring that was incorporated into the structure of the building. Upon compressing the spring, it released and the bracket that housed it struck the employee, fracturing his right wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate