Incident date: 2019-05-03
NAICS industry code: 423510

On May 3, 2019, a forklift was moving pallets when the forks struck and broke a pipe. The injured employee went to examine the broken pipe when a blast of air struck the employee causing a surface burn to their right arm and hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Other burns, first degree
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate