Incident date: 2019-10-29
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was attempting to remove a wedge that was under tension in the weld of a bucket when the wedge flew out and struck the employee in the face. He suffered a fractured orbital bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate