Incident date: 2017-07-13
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was using a core cutting machine to finish a 3-foot-diameter cut when the machine's top cover came loose and rotated into a hydraulic line. The line then whipped and struck the employee's leg, while the cover struck his back. He suffered leg and back lacerations and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate