Incident date: 2019-05-06
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was using a hammer to remove a sprocket when a piece broke off the sprocket and embedded into his left knee. It required surgical removal.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate