Incident date: 2018-07-18
NAICS industry code: 336212

The injured employee was forming a semi tank trailer bulkhead when the bulkhead material failed and released air that dislodged the machine guarding shield. The shield struck the employee and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture and fractured vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate