Incident date: 2023-11-09
NAICS industry code: 326150

An employee was cutting tree limbs with a battery-powered angle grinder that was equipped with a wood cutting blade. The tool got stuck in a tree limb and jumped, lacerating the employee's left arm.

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: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate