Incident date: 2024-02-05
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was carrying used deli slicer blades to dispose of them in a recycle bin outside the store. The employee tripped over some plastic mesh near the dumpster area and the blades lacerated their left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate