Incident date: 2024-05-31
NAICS industry code: 811191

An employee was grinding an exhaust pipe with an angle grinder when the grinding disc broke apart, striking and lacerating the employee's left forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate