Incident date: 2015-01-11
NAICS industry code: 332431

Using a metal lathe, a maintenance worker was polishing a shaft. The shaft kicked back and the maintenance worker was struck in the arm and hand by the shaft. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair the fractured arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate