Incident date: 2021-11-09
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was working with a press. The employee pushed the bottom die in halfway. The punch came down and caught the side of the die. The die shattered and struck the employee in the face, causing facial abrasions and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate