Incident date: 2022-01-28
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was operating a stump grinding machine when the machine discharged a piece of debris, which struck the employee's kneecap. The employee sustained a laceration and the debris had to be surgically removed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate