Incident date: 2016-03-15
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was cutting a roof vent on a steep roof using a hook blade utility knife when he lost his footing. The blade contacted his left arm, severely cutting it to the bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate