Incident date: 2022-08-16
NAICS industry code: 332111

A 16,000-pound hammer crew set up a tool on top of another tool to remove the scales/trash from the bottom tool. The hammer began to operate. On the second punch, the top tool flew off and punctured an employee's upper left leg, breaking the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate