Incident date: 2018-06-21
NAICS industry code: 336412

An employee was removing a die from a press. The press activated and a clamp broke apart, ejecting shrapnel that struck the employee. He underwent surgery to remove the metal.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate