Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 321912

An employee had just completed a visual inspection of a dust collection system. As he turned to leave the area, he stumbled and reached out to catch himself. His arm then landed near the outfeed roller conveyor of the planer machine. The employee sustained a laceration to his right forearm with the skin pulled back that required stitches and a skin graft. The employee also sustained a forehead laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Trip over self without fall
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Multiple types of open wounds
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate