Incident date: 2023-09-28
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was setting up an adjustment operation on a brake press machine and adjusting post-heat treat parts. After loading a part, a collision of the tool and part occurred, causing metal shrapnel to puncture the employee's upper left chest. The employee sustained a collapsed lung and a laceration to the right index finger as well as other injuries to the torso. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate