Incident date: 2023-05-04
NAICS industry code: 325120

An employee was working on a pellet extruder machine that had a dry ice blockage that needed to be removed. As the employee removed the die head, a buildup of carbon dioxide gas under pressure propelled the 5/8-inch die into the employee. They sustained lacerations to the face, fractures of the nose, jaw, and eye socket, as well as internal head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate