Incident date: 2020-10-01
NAICS industry code: 332119

An employee was starting a press. While feeding material into the die, a steel slug was ejected from the point of operation, struck the employee, and imbedded in their chest. The employee was hospitalized.

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