Incident date: 2019-12-27
NAICS industry code: 561499

An employee was cutting an aluminum stack band using a grinder with a fibrous chop saw blade. The blade exploded and the pieces cut his stomach, lacerating the abdominal wall and small intestine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Saw blades-unattached
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate