Incident date: 2016-11-19
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was unbanding a load of steel that had a wooden 4x4 block in between it. The steel band snapped and the steel hit the extra length of wood, causing it to fly up and hit the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate