Incident date: 2023-09-04
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was chipping and vacuuming hardened sodium sulfate within the ductwork of a precipitator. During this process, a solid piece of sodium sulfate, measuring 6x8 inches, dislodged from the wall of the ductwork and struck the employee. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and shoulder blade, a laceration to the chin, and bruising to the left shoulder and upper arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate