Incident date: 2016-09-07
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was cutting a concrete form on a window sill using an angle grinder with a cut-off blade. The grinder went through the plywood and struck the concrete, resulting in a kickback that caused the grinder to strike and deeply lacerate the employee's chest. He was hospitalized.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate