Incident date: 2023-08-17
NAICS industry code: 113210

An employee was working a maintenance shift when a pulley holding a load of lumber malfunctioned, destroying the belt shaft. Metal shrapnel then struck the employee in the abdomen, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate