Incident date: 2015-04-27
NAICS industry code: 339999

On 04/27/2015, an employee was changing settings on a welding gun and punctured his knee with welding wire.  The employee was admitted to the hospital and treated for cellulitis and an abscess.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate