Incident date: 2018-01-10
NAICS industry code: 331316

On January 10, 2018, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was removing a mandrel from a press using a hoist and a J-hook when the mandrel became disconnected from the J-hook and fell on the left lower leg (shin) of the employee, causing an avulsion. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate