Incident date: 2018-12-07
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee had been heating a ball joint with a torch. A 2-inch piece of steel broke off and hit the employee in the chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate