Incident date: 2025-06-04
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting sheetrock overhead using a 4-inch grinder when it kicked back and the blade lacerated his left forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Grinders  handtool
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate