Incident date: 2024-03-12
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was driving steel H-beams into the ground using a diesel-powered driving hammer when a piston broke in half and came down on their right hand, resulting in a compound fracture to their hand and wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Combustion engine blocks, cylinders, pistons
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate