Incident date: 2024-09-12
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was using a small grinder with a large disc to sharpen a shovel when the disc broke off the center ring and severely lacerated his abdomen. The grinder was not guarded at the time.

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: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate