Incident date: 2016-03-21
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was grinding on tack welds when the grinder lost power. As the employee was checking the cord, the grinder restarted and lacerated the employee's left thigh above the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate