Incident date: 2018-10-11
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee was using a disc grinder to grind off the legs of a bracket. The grinder kicked back and lacerated the employee's left 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