Incident date: 2022-12-19
NAICS industry code: 332992

On December 19, 2022, an employee was using a hammer and screwdriver to unjam a brass casing from the seating area of a pistol loader. The screwdriver struck the primer and caused the casing to explode. Shrapnel from the casing caused lacerations to the employee's abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ammunition
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate