Incident date: 2015-03-17
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee had just changed the upper inner tool on a powdered metal press. The upper inner tool was not properly aligned with the lower die. When the employee cycled the press, the upper outer tool shattered and created shrapnel, which struck the employee in the neck. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the shrapnel from his neck.

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: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate