Incident date: 2021-11-23
NAICS industry code: 423510

At 7:25 a.m. on November 23, 2021, an employee was removing a recoil spring from the overhead door on the side of a building. When the employee removed the center support bracket, the spring struck him in the right forearm, lacerating it. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate