Incident date: 2016-07-09
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was grinding on a shaft while turning on a lathe when the shaft started wobbling, came out of the lathe, and struck the employee's forehead, cracking the skull.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate