Incident date: 2025-03-26
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was grinding a beam when the grinding disc exploded and a fragment of the disc struck the employee's right lower leg. The employee sustained a laceration and a fracture to the right shin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate