Incident date: 2019-11-22
NAICS industry code: 331316

An aluminum extrusion run had just finished, and two employees were using a die separator machine to separate the molds and tools from the die. As one of the employees started the machine, a hydraulic line on it blew apart at a fitting. The line, with the fitting on the end, struck one of the employees on the right shin. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate