Incident date: 2020-09-25
NAICS industry code: 333298

An employee was making a 13-inch bushing on a vertical turning lathe. The lathe moved down and in, causing the chuck to break free and strike the employee's left ankle. It broke the ankle and lacerated the employee's left foot.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate