Incident date: 2022-12-15
NAICS industry code: 713110

An employee was cutting a PVC pipe with a hand grinder when the grinder kicked back, lacerating the employee's right hand and abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate