Incident date: 2023-06-21
NAICS industry code: 333611

An employee was using an angle grinder to clean a spool connection when the grinder kicked back. The right side of his face was lacerated by the grinder.

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: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate