Incident date: 2019-04-18
NAICS industry code: 488210

An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a bearing from a completed wheel set. A piece of metal broke off the sledgehammer and penetrated the employee's bicep.

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