Incident date: 2016-05-20
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was using a sledge hammer to install a master pin into the track of a track hoe. When the employee struck the pin with the sledge hammer, a small piece of metal splintered off the pin and struck the employee in the right leg below the knee, puncturing the leg and lacerating an artery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate