Incident date: 2018-04-10
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was using an industrial stapler to construct a shipping crate when a 2-inch staple punctured the employee's right leg above the knee, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Staples
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate