Incident date: 2023-11-15
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was replacing the cushion of the sweatband in his welding hood. When he cut through the hood with a utility knife, the knife lacerated his left middle finger and thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high