Incident date: 2015-05-05
NAICS industry code: 333912

A maintenance employee was disassembling a machine. The machine was locked out and the alignment pins were installed to hold the part in place.  After the last bolt was removed, the weight of the part sheared both pins and the part fell, striking the employee and breaking his ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate