Incident date: 2023-01-12
NAICS industry code: 333132

An employee was replacing a hydraulic cylinder on a scraper. The cylinder released pressure, causing it to fall and impact a wooden block. The wooden block split and the employee was struck by shrapnel from the wood, resulting in a right wrist dislocation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate