Incident date: 2022-07-18
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was grinding slag from the underside of a 2-inch-thick steel plate. The electromagnet holding the plate became deenergized and released the plate, which fell onto the employee's hand, wrist, and arm, causing multiple fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate