Incident date: 2016-02-28
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was using a drilling machine when a 6-inch collar fell and struck the machine, causing it to rotate and strike the employee's left leg. The employee's left femur fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate