Incident date: 2017-01-24
NAICS industry code: 332116

An employee was walking in the aisle when the drive motor of a press came apart while running at a high speed and a piece flew off and struck the passing employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate