Incident date: 2016-04-04
NAICS industry code: 331513

An employee was testing a machine spindle when the spindle dropped, striking and fracturing the employee's leg. The spindle was not secure at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate