Incident date: 2018-05-24
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was clearing a jam on a waste chipper's conveyor using a pry bar. The bar kicked back, striking his face and breaking his jaw. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Crowbars
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate