Incident date: 2022-07-12
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a reciprocating saw when a spring under tension was cut. The spring impacted the employee's hand resulting in a broken thumb that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate