Incident date: 2015-02-17
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was using a pneumatic disc grinder when the disc caught on the material being ground and broke into pieces. The disc pieces struck the employee in the side of the face causing a severe laceration from the ear to the jaw bone requiring hospitalization.

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: Face, n.e.c.
severity: moderate