Incident date: 2018-10-27
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was grinding an I-beam when the grinder disk ruptured and blew into the employee's right leg, fracturing the tibia and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate