Incident date: 2016-02-22
NAICS industry code: 326199

Employees were standing in front of an extrusion machine studying a test run of material while other employees were grinding on the mold. A sudden release of pressure forced material and components out of the mold. As a result, an employee suffered multiple face fractures, a laceration above the right eye, broken fingers, and broken ribs.

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