Incident date: 2023-10-25
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was cutting a bolt on an exhaust fan using a handheld angle grinder when a piece of the bolt struck him in the eye. The employee required surgery to remove the object from his eye.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate