Incident date: 2015-07-09
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was greasing a backhoe with a grease gun. The grease fitting did not fit, and the gun popped and hit his right-hand palm. The employee was later hospitalized for a minor surgical procedure to flush the wound.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate