Incident date: 2020-04-20
NAICS industry code: 531210

An employee was using a flat-bladed screwdriver to remove a screw out of a concrete wall in preparation to paint the wall. As he applied force to remove the screw, the screwdriver slipped and lacerated his left arm/wrist area, causing a vascular bleed that required surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Screwdrivers-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate