Incident date: 2021-07-13
NAICS industry code: 441210

An employee was repairing a broken torsion rod on a liftgate when the rod released and struck the employee's face. The employee sustained facial fractures and a broken nose and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate