Incident date: 2020-07-17
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a grinder to cut mortar joints in a concrete masonry unit when the grinder kicked back and cut into the right side of his face/mouth.

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: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate