Incident date: 2019-03-20
NAICS industry code: 238390

An employee was turning over an open caulk bucket with the metal lid partially attached. During this process, the open lid scratched the employee's right forearm, causing a 6-inch laceration to the underside that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Buckets, baskets, pails
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate