Incident date: 2015-01-17
NAICS industry code: 623311

On January 17, 2015, an employee was exposed to a sharp hazard when a meat thermometer was caught in mid-air and went into the employee's hand.  Employee had to have inpatient ligament  surgery on January 19, 2015, due to the injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Measuring handtools, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate