Incident date: 2017-01-08
NAICS industry code: 311111

An extrusion machine became backed up. Employees dissipated the energy and were going to remove the machine's die plate when a pressure buildup caused the plate to blow off and strike an employee in the right arm. He fell onto his left side, fracturing three ribs and separating his right shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate