Incident date: 2019-04-08
NAICS industry code: 445210

An employee was administering shots to chickens with an avian vaccination needle containing Autogenous Orthoreovirus vaccine. The employee missed the chicken and stuck himself on the left hand resulting in an infection.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
code_source: title: Vaccines
code_nature: title: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate