Incident date: 2019-02-04
NAICS industry code: 423320

An employee was helping to fabricate a new catwalk when a metal burr went through the employee's glove and into the palm of his right hand, leaving a sliver. He removed the sliver, but the next day his hand and arm became swollen due to an infection. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate