Incident date: 2017-08-16
NAICS industry code: 321113

On 8/16/2017, an employee was changing a band mill saw blade. The wheel of the blade was still turning as the employee removed the plywood covering the pit. The plywood made contact with the mill wheel, and the plywood then struck the employee on the left side of the face. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate