Incident date: 2016-08-23
NAICS industry code: 517110

On August 23, 2016, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was removing the sheath from a telecommunications cable 
using needle nose pliers. The pliers slipped and struck the employee's left hand between the index finger and thumb, causing a laceration/cut.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Pliers, tongs
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate