Incident date: 2016-11-21
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using a portable hydraulic tool to separate flanges on a hollow flight auger. During separation, the tool slipped off the shim, causing the shim to hit the employee in the face. The employee suffered fractured facial bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate