Incident date: 2023-02-08
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee was polishing a rail using a finishing pulley with a polishing belt, which was attached to a disc grinder. The belt slipped, and the wheel lacerated the employee's left knee.

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: Knee(s)
severity: moderate