Incident date: 2021-07-09
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was grinding on a steel vertical stiffener when the grinder kicked back and contacted the employee's left index finger, resulting in a laceration that required surgery.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate