Incident date: 2024-08-13
NAICS industry code: 332322

On August 13, 2024, an employee was struck in the head by a flying object when a piece broke off a lathe upon startup. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to their head, resulting in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Chips, pellets  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Head  unspecified
severity: moderate