Incident date: 2023-02-22
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was using a precision knife to cut medium-weight paper while using a ruler. The knife jumped the ruler and her left index finger was lacerated, resulting in a partial amputation.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high