Incident date: 2019-09-25
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was grinding down a casting when the grinding wheel exploded, striking and cutting his left leg. He fell backward and broke his tibia in two places. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object breaking in hand
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate