Incident date: 2018-08-14
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was performing maintenance on a stamping press that had locked up. The employee was using a hydraulic jack and a make-shift tool to push the frame upwards. The pressure from the jack released causing the employee to be struck and thrown backwards about 10 feet. The employee's arm was also caught. The employee sustained broken bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate