Incident date: 2016-03-07
NAICS industry code: 488999

An employee was making an inside delivery and was cutting a strap with a box cutter. The strap was resistant to the box cutter, so he pulled with more force. The blade came past the box and cut his inside wrist and forearm area, severing a blood vessel. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Box cutters and razor knives
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate