Incident date: 2023-11-07
NAICS industry code: 423990

On November 7, 2023, an employee was dismantling aluminum bows from a truck trailer with an angle grinder when it contacted his right forearm. The employee sustained a laceration to the forearm that required hospitalization.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate