Incident date: 2024-02-07
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was using a hand tool to remove a hard plastic cover from a piece of oil change equipment. The tool, held in his right hand, slipped and punctured his left hand between the thumb and the index finger. He suffered a 3/8-inch puncture wound that hit an artery in the hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Handtools  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate