Incident date: 2018-02-12
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was grinding on a metal part when the grinding wheel broke during use and a piece of the wheel struck the employee's forehead. The employee was hospitalized for a large laceration to the forehead and other head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate