Incident date: 2016-05-27
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cleaning stairs using a handheld electric grinder with a fine wire brush. The wire brush became caught up in the employee's pant leg, causing the grinder to make contact with his right ankle. His ankle was lacerated to the bone, requiring hospitalization.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate