Incident date: 2022-02-26
NAICS industry code: 424510

On February 26, 2022, an employee was in the process of removing storm damaged twisted metal previously used to convey material. The employee used an acetylene torch to release the twisted metal. After cutting the metal with the torch, it sprung unexpectedly and struck the employee. The employee sustained a brain bleed, laceration, and bruising/contusions and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Scrap metal
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate