Incident date: 2022-03-02
NAICS industry code: 493130

An employee was using a grinder to cut angle iron. The grinder hit a blemish in the iron, dislodged, and cut the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized, requiring ligament repair 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