Incident date: 2015-09-08
NAICS industry code: 332410

An employee was punching holes in a quarter-inch angle iron when the die broke and shattered. A chip of the die impaled the employee's chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate