Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 325611

An employee was working on the product fill line when the product injection needle injected into the employee's hand, wrist, and arm, requiring hospitalization. The injection needle was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate