Incident date: 2022-10-01
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was operating a gear coining machine when a part he was working on exploded, causing shrapnel to strike his chest.

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