Incident date: 2021-01-06
NAICS industry code: 332311

At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was operating a 55-gallon drum crusher when the ram of the crusher pushed the  -inch metal door outward, breaking the door welds and striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.

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