Incident date: 2016-07-07
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was cleaning out chunks of wet PVC resin from the side of a mixing machine. While he was attempting to remove the bolted-on steel plate, the plate (which was under pressure) blew out and struck the employee on the right hand and dorsal forearm. He sustained three broken fingers on his right hand, a torn-off fingernail, and lacerations to his right thumb and left dorsal forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate