Incident date: 2024-08-05
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was using a handheld router to cut a piece of wood when the router jerked and fell to the ground, lacerating their right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Routers, molders
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate