Incident date: 2018-06-27
NAICS industry code: 327215

An employee was removing a jammed piece of glass with tongs when the glass punctured through the employee's glove and cuff. The glass lacerated the employee's wrist and became embedded in it, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate