Incident date: 2016-08-16
NAICS industry code: 336111

On August 16, 2016, at approximately 10:59 p.m., an employee was attempting to fix a sensor inside the enclosure of a laser weld cell. While the employee was inside the enclosure, a carrier that moved parts into the welding machine moved and struck the employee in the left leg, puncturing the left thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate