Incident date: 2015-12-08
NAICS industry code: 311999

A maintenance worker was using a pneumatic die grinder with a carbide cutting wheel to cut a piece of metal. The cutting wheel got in a bind and broke sending pieces of metal into the right side of the employee's neck and causing a laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate