Incident date: 2017-12-13
NAICS industry code: 811118

An employee was using a handheld electric grinder when the grinding disc broke off and hit his left arm, deeply lacerating it. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate