Incident date: 2017-08-31
NAICS industry code: 713930

An employee was using a cutting wheel to open a crate when a piece of the wheel broke off and struck his ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate