Incident date: 2016-06-08
NAICS industry code: 327320

On or about June 8, 2016, an employee was chipping concrete inside a mixing drum using a pneumatic air chisel. The chisel malfunctioned, and the locking collar exploded, sending a piece of shrapnel into the employee's left bicep. The employee was hospitalized with a penetrative wound.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate