Incident date: 2024-05-15
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was using a sledgehammer to loosen a hammer union. The employee's sledgehammer missed the hammer union causing him to lose his balance and fall on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate