Incident date: 2020-07-06
NAICS industry code: 236220

A construction worker was working with two other workers to remove a metal plate from a semiconductor tool base. The employee was attempting to remove inertial dampeners from the bottom of the plate while it was being suspended by a gantry. The bolt holding the plate sheared and the plate fell, fracturing the employee's arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate