Incident date: 2017-12-27
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was cleaning a small piece of equipment using a powered rotary wire brush when a piece of wire went through his glove and became stuck in his left hand. His hand became infected and required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Surfacing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate