Incident date: 2022-05-09
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using an oxy/acetylene torch to cut up an MRI machine when a heavy piece of steel broke free, fell, and struck the employee resulting in a fractured hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Scrap metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate