Incident date: 2025-03-17
NAICS industry code: 454310

A contract employee was working to free stuck wood from a pan on a firewood processing machine. The pan flipped up and struck the employee on the left side of their face, resulting in fractured facial bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Logging and wood processing machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate