Incident date: 2018-08-06
NAICS industry code: 541712

An employee was operating a microfluidizer when the beaker punctured his left palm and the liquid stream came in contact with his blood. He developed an infection and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object breaking in hand
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate