Incident date: 2020-02-19
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using an angle grinder to grind out imperfections in a concrete curb. The grinding wheel exploded. Flying pieces of it hit his left knee pad (causing the knee to swell) and lacerated his left index finger, damaging the bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate