Incident date: 2017-06-08
NAICS industry code: 332510

An employee snipped a metal band that restrains a steel coil from unwinding to remove it from the coil. The employee experienced some resistance and pulled the metal band to free it. The metal band held firm and sliced through the employee's protective glove and into his hand, lacerating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Bands
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate