Incident date: 2018-05-30
NAICS industry code: 621511

An employee suffered a needlestick on her left index finger while using a syringe to subculture a pathogenic culture. The wound required surgical debridement.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
code_source: title: Infectious and parasitic agents, unspecified
code_nature: title: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate