Incident date: 2021-09-07
NAICS industry code: 238210

On September 7, 2021, an employee was using a utility knife (in his right hand) to open a floor box containing an electrical enclosure. When he swung the knife upward to cut through the tape, it lacerated his left wrist. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Box cutters and razor knives
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate