Incident date: 2022-06-08
NAICS industry code: 423310

A temporary employee was using a powered hand grinder to cut a piece of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene plastic. The hand tool contacted the employee's left wrist, resulting in a laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate