Incident date: 2015-06-08
NAICS industry code: 423820

Employees were using a 100-ton hydraulic press to separate a bearing from a drive shaft.  While removing the bearing, the outer bearing race of a ball bearing assembly failed under pressure from the hydraulic press. The part struck the employees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate