Incident date: 2022-06-13
NAICS industry code: 339993

An employee had attached a new hammer to a machine that shaped and formed coils of steel. When the employee hit "run" to operate the machine, the hammer struck the employee on the right arm. The employee suffered a broken humerus that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate