Incident date: 2024-08-08
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was operating a track-driven torch cutting machine. He was making a longitudinal cut through the centerline of a slab of scrap steel. The torch was approximately 31 inches from the end of the planned cut when the slab unexpectedly separated. A piece of the slab crushed the employee's lower left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Scrap metal
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate