Incident date: 2015-11-03
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was in the process of cutting plastic roofing material with a hook knife.  The knife got caught up in the plastic roofing material.  The employee pulled on the knife and when it dislodged he cut his thigh.  The employee was admitted into the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate