Incident date: 2025-07-29
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was cutting a piece of plastic molding with a handheld router when the router kicked out and contacted the employee's right thumb. The employee was hospitalized with hand injuries that required repair.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Routers, molders
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate