Incident date: 2021-10-27
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was working on top of a hydromulching machine. While switching from the passenger-side turret to the driver-side turret, the 3-inch cam-lock end cap was released. Due to trapped pressure, the end cap struck the employee's face resulting in a laceration to the face, a broken tooth, and damage to other teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate