Incident date: 2023-09-15
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was using a grinder to remove a piece of steel channel that was welded to rectangular tube steel. The grinding wheel became pinched in the material, causing it to kick back and strike the employee. He sustained a left biceps laceration.

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: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate