Incident date: 2016-09-22
NAICS industry code: 721110

On September 22, 2016, around 12:45 p.m., an employee had an angle grinder under his arm. The grinder was already switched to the "on" setting when he plugged it in, and it severely lacerated his arm. He 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: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate