Incident date: 2017-05-31
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was cleaning the threads on a 6-inch hammer union when he lacerated his right middle finger, requiring stitches. The laceration was infected and required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate