Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was drinking water when the cap came off and became lodged in their throat, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Choking on object or substance
code_source: title: Container caps, lids, covers
code_nature: title: Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate