Incident date: 2016-03-01
NAICS industry code: 334511

An employee was setting up the CNC machine when the cycle button was hit, causing the spindle to turn and throw parts out. The parts hit, shattered, and broke bones in the employee's upper arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate