Incident date: 2021-04-27
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was manually pulling a safety guard from a stack of safety guards and felt a pop in his right wrist. The employee was later hospitalized, suffering from wrist pain, swelling, and cellulitis with a possible ruptured tendon.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cartilage fractures and tears, unspecified
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate