Incident date: 2017-09-08
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was using a utility knife to notch out sections of a composite trim when the knife slipped on the hard surface of the trim and struck the employee's left forearm, severing an artery and cutting veins. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Box cutters and razor knives
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate