Incident date: 2020-11-13
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was testing a two-stage hydraulic ram. The internal components of the ram blew out, puncturing his left forearm at the bottom and exiting at the top. The projectiles did not hit or break any bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate