Incident date: 2021-05-07
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was using a portable shear to cut metal banding off a fiber bale. The banding struck the employee causing a laceration to their right arm that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Bands
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate