Incident date: 2023-05-23
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was grinding an area on a chiller so that the supporting legs could be welded to the structure. The grinding disk bound and kicked inward toward the employee, lacerating the front of the employee's leg above the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate