Incident date: 2016-04-09
NAICS industry code: 336399

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a water heater in the ceiling when he lost his balance. He grabbed onto a wire that supports the ceiling, and the sharp wire cut his left-hand middle finger and tore a tendon.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate