Incident date: 2025-08-13
NAICS industry code: 541690

An employee was walking through a swampy area carrying a machete. He tripped on a log, and the machete lacerated his right hand. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Knives
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate