Incident date: 2023-12-19
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate