Incident date: 2022-09-02
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee had swapped out the punch and die on an ironworker and was aligning the punch to the die. As the employee was bump cycling the machine, the edge of the punch struck the edge of the die and the punch broke. A piece of steel from the punch struck and punctured the employee's right eye.

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: Eye(s)
severity: moderate