Incident date: 2023-05-03
NAICS industry code: 334511

An employee tripped over the airline of a burr gun and fell into a torque plate machining cell. The employee suffered lacerations to the head that required stitches and fractures to the right kneecap, multiple ribs, and the T12 vertebra. The employee also sustained facial bruising.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate