Incident date: 2022-08-08
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was cleaning subs (wireline parts) by hand in the parts washer using a wire brush when a small sliver of metal punctured his left index finger. The employee was later hospitalized with an infection and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate