Incident date: 2025-08-04
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was using a 4-inch angle grinder when the grinder disc shattered and penetrated his forearm. The employee was hospitalized to have the shattered disc removed.

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: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate