Incident date: 2015-09-10
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was using a grinder to remove tack welds from a 12" by 4.5" steel plate. While grinding, the steel plate broke free and struck the employee's left eye. The employee sustained a left cheek and left eyebrow laceration, as well as a fractured left orbital eye socket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate