Incident date: 2021-11-24
NAICS industry code: 238150

An employee was using a utility knife to cut into silicone joints. The knife slipped and lacerated/punctured the employee's inner left thigh. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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: Multiple types of open wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate