Incident date: 2015-03-29
NAICS industry code: 326299

A maintenance employee injured his hand while checking for leaks on the high pressure hydraulic injection on a press. Hydraulic fluid was injected into his left hand, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate