Incident date: 2016-03-22
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was performing maintenance on a horizontal grinder and had the guard in an upright position to access the work area. A strong gust of wind displaced the guard and it fell on the employee's head, resulting in torn neck ligaments. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate