Incident date: 2020-09-15
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was cutting wooden 2x4s using an angle grinder blade. The wood kicked back and the employee sustained a 5-inch laceration on the left forearm that required surgery.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate