Incident date: 2020-09-17
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was changing a blade on a utility knife/scrapper. As he was tightening the screw that holds the blade in place, the screwdriver slipped, causing his wrist to slide across the blade. He suffered a laceration and puncture wound on his wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Screwdrivers-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Multiple types of open wounds
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate