Incident date: 2015-04-16
NAICS industry code: 333112

An employee standing adjacent to the process to affix a tag to a wood crate was struck with the stapler nail from another co-worker as they assembled the wood crate using a pneumatic stapler. The nail struck the left side of his chest under his arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Staples
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate