Incident date: 2018-08-22
NAICS industry code: 922140

An employee was being trained on a wood chipper machine when a second employee switched the machine on. A piece of the blade that was attached to the blade assembly blew off and punctured the employee's right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
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