Incident date: 2016-03-14
NAICS industry code: 423610

Workers were testing the rotation on a motor when a shaft cover on the machine became dislodged and hit a nearby employee in the left lower leg. The resulting impact fractured the employee's tibia and fibula, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate