Incident date: 2017-01-06
NAICS industry code: 323110

An employee was operating the aluminum mandrel lathe when a shaft part that he was cleaning on the machine flew off and struck the employee in the chest resulting in a fractured rib and a lacerated liver.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate