Incident date: 2016-10-21
NAICS industry code: 812331

An employee was using a safety cutter to cut a 1/4-inch nylon rope when the cutter broke, exposing the razor. The employee's hand slipped, and the blade severely lacerated his left bicep area.

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: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate