Incident date: 2023-04-07
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was working at the disassembly table to remove and replace a hexagonal hub in a steel disk piece from the hot rolling mill. The outer steel ring of the piece collapsed and fell to the ground, striking the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized for a dislocated right ankle that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Scrap metal
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate