Incident date: 2016-05-10
NAICS industry code: 237210

An employee was attempting to remove the teeth from the bucket of an excavator when a piece of metal flew off, striking the employee in the neck. The employee suffered internal bleeding and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate