Incident date: 2017-02-15
NAICS industry code: 811198

An employee was using a handheld portable grinder to grind a vehicle bracket when the grinder came apart and struck him in the face, causing facial lacerations and multiple avulsed teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Tooth (teeth)
severity: moderate