Incident date: 2018-07-03
NAICS industry code: 331314

An employee was helping a punch press operator punch holes in a sheet of aluminum that was approximately 72" x 80". The employee and the punch press operator attempted to flip the sheet in order to punch the other side when the sheet slipped. The employee attempted to catch the sheet and received a laceration to his left wrist, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Sheet metal
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate