Incident date: 2016-12-01
NAICS industry code: 112120

An employee was preparing to euthanize a heifer using a captive bolt gun. He armed the captive bolt gun and repositioned himself for better footing. When he fired the stunner, the gun shot into his right hand and wrist, causing tendon and nerve damage that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate