Incident date: 2024-02-21
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was buffing a stainless steel flange using a buffing machine when the flange contacted his arm, resulting in a cut that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate