Incident date: 2022-02-25
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was using a battery-powered grinder to cut a piece of metal. The cutting wheel snagged on the metal; the grinder jumped and struck the employee's left wrist, lacerating it.

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: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate