Incident date: 2022-12-02
NAICS industry code: 333112

Two employees were performing maintenance activities on a bulldozer. They were using a track hammer and sledge hammer to drive the master pin in when a metal fragment from the sledge hammer broke off and struck the employee in the neck, resulting in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate