Incident date: 2024-04-01
NAICS industry code: 332111

An employee was forging a metal ring. While under pressure, part of the saddle leg broke free and struck the employee, who suffered blunt force trauma. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: moderate