Incident date: 2017-07-31
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on the roof of a building and was cutting a six-inch pipe to install a device on it. The grinder he was using kicked back, cut through his glove, and cut a tendon on his right hand.

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: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate