Incident date: 2022-06-09
NAICS industry code: 331523

An employee was using a 30-inch grinder to grind an aluminum casting when the grinding wheel exploded causing shrapnel injuries to the employee's abdomen and thigh. When the wheel exploded, it also pushed the aluminum casting into the employee with force.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate