Incident date: 2018-08-21
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a core drill to drill into concrete when the drill bit became stuck, spun around, became airborne, and struck the employee in the head. The employee suffered a small fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Drill bits-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate